2019 Botswana general election

2019 Botswana general election

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57 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly 29 seats needed for a majority
Registered	925,478
Turnout	84.15% (0.65pp)
First party Second party   Leader Mokgweetsi Masisi Duma Boko Party BDP UDC Leader's seat None[a] Gaborone Bonnington North (defeated) Last election 46.45%, 37 seats 30.01%, 17 seats Seats won 38 15 Seat change 1 3[b] Popular vote 406,561 277,071 Percentage 52.65% 35.88% Swing 6.20pp 5.87pp   Third party Fourth party   AP Leader Biggie Butale Ndaba Gaolathe Party BPF AP Leader's seat Tati West (defeated) Gaborone Bonnington South (defeated) Last election – – Seats won 3 1 Seat change New New Popular vote 34,068 39,561 Percentage 4.41% 5.12% Swing New New
Winning party in each constituency Winning party shaded by vote share in each constituency
President before election Mokgweetsi Masisi BDP Elected President Mokgweetsi Masisi BDP

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General elections were held in Botswana on 23 October 2019 to elect MPs and local government councillors.^[1] Despite a high profile split in the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in May 2019 when former President Ian Khama left the party and switched his support to the new Botswana Patriotic Front, the BDP's vote share increased to almost 53% as the party won 38 of the 57 elected seats in the National Assembly, a gain of one compared to the 2014 elections. The elections were the twelfth straight victory for the BDP.

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