1969 Botswana general election

1969 Botswana general election

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31 of the 35 seats in the National Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
Registered	140,428
Turnout	76,858 (54.73%)
Majority party Minority party   BNF Leader Seretse Khama Party BDP BNF Leader's seat Serowe North Kanye South Last election 80.38%, 28 seats – Seats won 24 3 Seat change 4 New Popular vote 52,218 10,410 Percentage 68.21% 13.60% Swing 12.17 New   Third party Fourth party   BPP BIP Leader Philip Matante Motsamai Mpho Party BPP BIP Leader's seat Francistown Okavango Last election 14.18%, 3 seats 4.61%, 0 seats Seats won 3 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 19,964 19,964 Percentage 12.19% 6.00% Swing 2.01 1.39
Results by constituency
President before election Seretse Khama BDP Elected President Seretse Khama BDP

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General elections were held in Botswana on 18 October 1969, the first since independence in September 1966. The result was a second successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), who won 24 of the 31 elected seats,^[1] including three in which they were unopposed.^[2]

Campaign[]

A total of 77 candidates contested the elections. The BDP put up a full slate of 31 candidates, whilst the Botswana National Front had 21, the Botswana People's Party had 15, the Botswana Independence Party had nine, and there was also a single independent candidate.^[2]

The Botswana National Front was founded following the 1965 elections, and was headed by . However, Koma was overshadowed by , the paramount chief of the Bangwaketse. Bathoen abdicated his throne to become BNF president, and had also resigned from the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, which he regarded as powerless.^[2] He was the first traditional leader to run in an election.^[2]

Results[]

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