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1979 Botswana general election

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FieldValue
countryBotswana
typeLegislative
previous_election1974 Botswana general election
previous_year1974
outgoing_members3rd Parliament of Botswana
election_date20 October 1979
next_election1984 Botswana general election
next_year1984
elected_members4th Parliament of Botswana
seats_for_election32 of the 36 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats17
registered243,483
turnout55.24% (of registered voters) (24.02pp)
46.37% (of eligible population) (20.16pp)
image_size130x130px
image1Seretse Khama 1977.png
leader1Seretse Khama
party1Botswana Democratic Party
last_election176.62%, 27 seats
leaders_seat1*None*
seats1**29**
seat_change12
popular_vote1**101,098**
percentage1**75.17%**
swing11.45pp
image2Kenneth Koma.jpg
leader2Kenneth Koma
party2Botswana National Front
leaders_seat2Gaborone
(defeated)
last_election211.49%, 2 seats
seats22
seat_change2
popular_vote217,480
percentage213.00%
swing21.51pp
image3Philip_Matante_during_Independence_Talks.png
leader3Philip Matante
party3BPP
leaders_seat3Francistown (defeated)
last_election36.56%, 2 seats
seats31
seat_change31
popular_vote39,983
percentage37.42%
swing30.86pp
map_size380px
map_image1979 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

46.37% (of eligible population) (20.16pp) (defeated)

General elections were held in Botswana on 20 October 1979. The result was a fourth successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which won 29 of the 32 elected seats, including two in which they were unopposed.

As of the 2019 general elections, this is the last election where the BDP received more than 70% of the popular vote.

Campaign

A total of 69 candidates contested the election. The BDP was the only party to run a full slate of 32 candidates, with the Botswana National Front putting forward 16 candidates, the Botswana People's Party 14 and the Botswana Independence Party five. There were also two independents.

Prior to the elections, the voter roll was completely revamped. The revision was accompanied by a vigorous radio and press campaign by the government to encourage registration. Although the number of registered voters increased by only 6,635 compared to the 1974 elections, this was deemed to be due to the 1974 voter roll having numerous duplications.

Results

Notes

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p113 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
  2. [http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/bot1979election.htm Botswana: The October 1979 General Election] EISA
  3. The BDP campaigned on opposition to [[apartheid]] in [[South Africa]] and a call for economic sanctions against [[Zimbabwe-Rhodesia]].[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/BOTSWANA_1979_E.PDF Botswana] Inter-Parliamentary Union
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