2009 Botswana general election

2009 Botswana general election

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57 of the 63 seats in the National Assembly 29 seats needed for a majority
Registered	723,617
Turnout	76.71% (of registered voters) (0.51pp) 62.20% (of eligible population) (18.20pp)[n 1]
First party Second party Third party   BNF Leader Ian Khama Otsweletse Moupo Gilson Saleshando Party BDP BNF BCP Leader's seat None[a] Did not stand[b] Selebi-Phikwe West Last election 51.73%, 44 seats 26.06%, 12 seats 16.62%, 1 seat Seats won 45 6 4 Seat change 1 6 3 Popular vote 290,099 119,509 104,302 Percentage 53.26% 21.94% 19.15% Swing 1.53pp 4.12pp 2.53pp
Results by constituency
President before election Ian Khama BDP Elected President Ian Khama BDP

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General elections were held in Botswana on 16 October 2009, alongside local elections, with early voting in 26 polling stations abroad taking place 3 October.^[1] The result was a tenth successive victory for the Botswana Democratic Party, which won 45 of the 57 elected seats in the National Assembly.

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