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1974 Botswana general election

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FieldValue
countryBotswana
typeLegislative
previous_election1969 Botswana general election
previous_year1969
outgoing_members2nd Parliament of Botswana
election_date26 October 1974
next_election1979 Botswana general election
next_year1979
elected_members3rd Parliament of Botswana
seats_for_election32 of the 36 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats17
registered205,050
turnout31.22% (of registered voters) (23.51pp)
26.21% (of eligible population) (11.25pp)
image1Seretse_Khama_during_Independence_Talks.png
leader1Seretse Khama
party1Botswana Democratic Party
leaders_seat1*None*
last_election168.33%, 24 seats
seats1**27**
seat_change13
popular_vote1**49,047**
percentage1**76.62%**
swing18.29pp
image2Bathoen Gaseitsiwe - 1966.png
leader2Bathoen Gaseitsiwe
leaders_seat2Kanye South
party2Botswana National Front
last_election213.54%, 3 seats
seats22
seat_change21
popular_vote27,358
percentage211.49%
swing22.05pp
image4Philip Matante during Independence Talks.png
leader4Philip Matante
party4BPP
last_election412.14%, 3 seats
seats42
leaders_seat4Francistown
seat_change41
popular_vote44,199
percentage46.56%
swing45.58pp
image5Motsamai Mpho 1965.png
leader5Motsamai Mpho
leaders_seat5Okavango
party5BIP
last_election55.99%, 1 seats
seats51
seat_change5
popular_vote53,086
percentage54.82%
swing51.17pp
map_image1974 Botswana National Assembly election - Results by constituency.svg
map_captionResults by constituency
titlePresident
before_electionSeretse Khama
before_partyBotswana Democratic Party
after_electionSeretse Khama
after_partyBotswana Democratic Party

26.21% (of eligible population) (11.25pp)

General elections were held in Botswana on 26 October 1974. With 205,050 registered voters, turnout was just 31.22%. The result was a third successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), who won 27 of the 32 elected seats, including four in which they were unopposed. Local elections were held on the same day, with a turnout of just 30.3%, and saw the BDP strengthen its position.

Campaign

A total of 63 candidates contested the elections. The BDP ran a full slate of 32 candidates, the Botswana National Front had 14 candidates, the Botswana People's Party had eight, the Botswana Independence Party had six, and there were three independents.

Results

Notes

References

References

  1. [http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/bot1974results.htm Botswana: 1974 National Assembly results] EISA
  2. [[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p113 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
  3. [https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/bot1974election.htm Botswana: The October 1974 General Election] EISA
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