1984 Botswana general election

none April 2022 Botswana Legislative 1979 Botswana general election 1979 4th Parliament of Botswana 8 September 1984 1989 Botswana general election 1989 5th Parliament of Botswana 34 of the 38 seats in the National Assembly 18 293,571 77.58% (of registered voters) (22.34pp)54.18% (of eligible population) (7.81pp)n https://www.iec.gov.bw/images/Voter_Apathy_PRINT.pdf National Study On Voter Apathy in Botswana IEC Botswana University of Botswana 2022 17 en-GB 130x130px File:Masire 1980 (cropped).jpg Quett Masire Botswana Democratic Party 75.17%, 29 seats 29 NoneIncumbent presidents are ineligible to contest National Assembly seats; instead, they serve as ex-officio members of Parliament. 154,863 68.00% 7.17pp Kenneth Koma.jpg Kenneth Koma Botswana National Front 13.00%, 2 seats 4 Gaborone SouthIn the 8 September general election, Kenneth Koma lost to Peter Mmusi in the Gaborone South constituency. However, a court ruling annulled the election and ordered it to be repeated. Koma won the replay on 1 December. 2 46,550 20.44% 7.44pp BPP Knight Maripe BPP Sebina/Gweta 7.42%, 1 seat 1 14,961 6.57% 0.85pp President Quett Masire Botswana Democratic Party Quett Masire Botswana Democratic Party 1984 Botswana National Assembly election - Results by constituency.svg 380px Results by constituency General elections were held in Botswana on 8 September 1984.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p109 0-19-829645-2 Although the result was a fifth successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party, which won 29 of the 34 elected seats, the elections saw the opposition Botswana National Front make gains, winning both seats in the capital Gaborone and take control of all urban councils except Selebi-Phikwe in the simultaneous local elections. They were the last elections until 2004 in which there were uncontested seats. Background Following the death of President Seretse Khama in 1980, the 1984 elections were the first contested with Quett Masire as leader of the BDP. Electoral system The 34 elected members of the National Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies, an increase of two from the 1979 elections. Following the 1981 census, constituencies were redrawn and Gaborone was split into two. Campaign A total of 82 candidates contested the election as party representatives, with the BDP being the only party to contest all 34 seats. The Botswana National Front ran in 27 constituencies, the Botswana People's Party in 13, and the Botswana Independence Party and Botswana Progressive Union in four.Botswana: The September 1984 General Election EISA The campaign was focussed on economic issues linked to the effect on the diamond industry of droughts and recession.Botswana IPU Results Botswana Democratic Party 154863 29 0 Botswana National Front 46550 4 +2 Botswana People's Party 14961 1 0 Botswana Independence Party 7288 0 0 Botswana Progressive Union 3036 0 New Independents 1058 0 0 Indirectly-elected members 4 – +2 293571 IPU, Nohlen et al. Aftermath Following the elections, Botswana National Front co-leader Kenneth Koma went to court to have the result in the Gaborone South constituency overturned; Koma had lost to Vice-President Peter Mmusi, but an unopened ballot box was discovered after the final count. The High Court annulled the result and a by-election was held in December in which Koma defeated Mmusi. Notes n References Category:Elections in Botswana Botswana General Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:September 1984 in Africa