This file contains election results for the Botswana National Assembly in 1965, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2014. The results for Thamaga constituency in 1994 are missing because the election was postponed due to the death of the incumbent. Instead, the appropriate cells record the percentage won by the candidates in the delayed election from an unofficial source as official results were unavailable.
Year, Geography and Turnout YEAR Election Year CON_NO Constituency Number CON_NAME Constituency Name REGIS Registered Voters BALLOTS Ballots Cast VALID Valid Votes REJECT Rejected Ballots
Candidates and Votes BAM_C Botswana Alliance Movement Candidate Name BAM_V Botswana Alliance Movement Votes BCP_C Botswana Congress Party Candidate Name BCP_V Botswana Congress Party Votes BDP_C Botswana Democratic Party (Bechuanaland Democratic Party in 1965) Candidate Name BDP_V Botswana Democratic Party (Bechuanaland Democratic Party in 1965) Votes BNF_C Botswana National Front Candidate Name BNF_V Botswana National Front Votes BPP_C Botswana People’s Party (Bechuanaland People’s Party, Matante Branch in 1965) Candidate Name BPP_V Botswana People’s Party (Bechuanaland People’s Party, Matante Branch in 1965) Votes BPPM_C Bechuanaland People’s Party (Motsete Branch) Candidate Name BPPM_V Bechuanaland People’s Party (Motsete Branch) Votes BIP_C Botswana Independence Party Candidate Name BIP_V Botswana Independence Party BFP_C Botswana Freedom Party Candidate Name BFP_V Botswana Freedom Party Votes BTTO_C Botswana Tlhoko Tiro Organisation Candidate Name BTTO_V Botswana Tlhoko Tiro Organisation Votes MELS_C MELS (Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin) Movement of Botswana Candidate Name MELS_V MELS (Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin) Movement of Botswana Votes NDF_C New Democratic Front Candidate Name NDF_V New Democratic Front Votes IFP_C Independence Freedom Party Candidate Name IFP_V Independence Freedom Party Votes BPU_C Botswana Progressive Union Candidate Name BPU_V Botswana Progressive Union Votes LLB_C Lesedi La Botswana Candidate Name LLB_V Lesedi La Botswana Votes UDF_C United Democratic Front Candidate Name UDF_V United Democratic Front Votes BLP_C Botswana Labour Party Candidate Name BLP_V Botswana Labour Party Votes USP_C United Socialist Party Candidate Name USP_V United Socialist Party Votes UDC_C Umbrella for Democratic Change Candidate Name UDC_V Umbrella for Democratic Change Votes IND1_C Independent Candidate #1 Name IND1_V Independent Candidate #1 Votes IND2_C Independent Candidate #2 Name IND2_V Independent Candidate #2 Votes
Sources: Botswana Independent Electoral Commission, http://www.iec.gov.bw/; Report to the Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration on the General Election, multiple editions (Gaborone, Botswana: Independent Electoral Commission); Stephen Rule, Electoral Territoriality in Southern Africa (Burlington, VT: Ashgate 2000); Charles W. Gossett and Kebapetse Lotshwao, “Report on the 1965 General Election and the 1966 Local Government Election,” Botswana Notes & Records 41 (2009), 47-63; “Final Election Results,” Kutlwano 3: 3(March 1965), 5; “Full List of the Bechuanaland Election Results,” Newsletter of the Bechuanaland Protectorate Government (Information Branch, BP Government) 4: 1(19 March), 2-3.