- National Assembly of Botswana
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National Assembly of Botswana Type Type Lower house Structure Members 61 plus 2 non-voting members Political groups Botswana Democratic Party
Co-opted Members
Botswana National Front
Botswana Congress Party
Botswana Alliance Movement
IndependentElections Last election October 16, 2009 Website http://www.parliament.gov.bw/ Botswana
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The National Assembly of Botswana is the legislature of the country's unicameral Parliament. It is advised by the House of Chiefs, which is not a house of Parliament.
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 16 October 2009, has a total of 63 members. 57 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or First-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. Four members are co-opted (appointed by the President) while the remaining two (the President and Attorney-general) are ex-officio.
Current composition
Main article: List of current members of the National Assembly of BotswanaSummary of the 16 October 2009 Botswana National Assembly election results Parties Votes % Seats +/– Botswana Democratic Party 290,099 53.26 45 +1 Botswana National Front 119,509 21.94 6 –6 Botswana Congress Party 104,302 19.15 4 +3 Botswana Alliance Movement 12,387 2.27 1 +1 Independents 10,464 1.92 1 +1 Botswana People's Party 7,554 1.39 0 — Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin Movement 292 0.05 0 — Tlhoko Tiro Organisation 40 0.00 0 — Valid votes 544,647 98.12 Invalid votes 10,431 1.88 Totals 555,078 100.00 57 — Electorate and voter turnout 723,617 76.71 Source: Independent Electoral Commission Previous National Assembly election results
Political Party Election Year 1965 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) 28 24 27 29 29 31 27 33 44 Botswana National Front (BNF) - 03 02 02 04 03 13 06 12 Botswana People's Party (BPP) 03 03 02 01 01 - - - - Botswana Independence Party (BIP) - 01 01 - - - - - - Botswana Congress Party (BCP) - - - - - - - 01 01 Total 31 31 32 32 34 34 40 40 57 Note: In the pre-independence 1965 election, the Botswana Democratic Party was known as the Bechuanaland Democratic party and the Botswana People's Party was known as the Bechuanaland People's Party.
Despite being a one party dominant state since independence, all elections held in the country have been considered democratic, free, and fair.
See also
- House of Chiefs of Botswana - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Botswana
- Legislative Branch
- List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Botswana
Coordinates: 24°39′31″S 25°54′38″E / 24.65861°S 25.91056°E
Categories:- 1961 establishments
- National lower houses
- Government of Botswana
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