LESOTHO This file contains election results for the Lesotho National Assembly in 1965, 1970, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2015, and 2017. YEAR Election Year DISTRICT Administrative District CON_NO Constituency Number CON_NAME Constituency Name REGIS Registered Voters BALLOTS Ballots Cast VALID Valid Votes REJECT Rejected Votes Constituency Votes BCP_C Basotho Congress Party/Basutoland Congress Party/Lekhotla la Mahatammoho Candidate Name BCP_V Basotho Congress Party/ Basutoland Congress Party/Lekhotla la Mahatammoho Candidate Name MFP_C Marematlou Freedom Party Candidate Name MFP_V Marematlou Freedom Party Candidate Votes BNP_C Basotho National Party Candidate Name BNP_V Basotho National Party Candidate Votes MTP_C Marema-Tlou Candidate Name MTP_V Marema-Tlou Candidate Votes IND1_C First Independent Candidate Name IND1_V First Independent Candidate Votes IND2_C Second Independent Candidate Name IND2_V Second Independent Candidate Votes IND3_C Third Independent Candidate Name IND3_V Third Independent Candidate Votes IND4_C Fourth Independent Candidate Name IND4_V Fourth Independent Candidate Votes IND5_C Fifth Independent Candidate Name IND5_V Fifth Independent Candidate Votes IND6_C Sixth Independent Candidate Name IND6_V Sixth Independent Candidate Votes UDP_C United Democratic Party Candidate Name UDP_V United Democratic Party Candidate Votes LCP_C Lesotho Communist Party Candidate Name LCP_V Lesotho Communist Party Candidate Votes PFD_C Popular Front for Democracy/Khoeetsa ea Sechaba Cand. Name PFD_V Popular Front for Democracy/Khoeetsa ea Sechaba Cand. Votes HB_C Ha-Ra-Eeng Basotho Party Candidate Name HB_V Ha-Ra-Eeng Basotho Party Candidate Votes LPL_C Liberal Party of Lesotho Candidate Name LPL_V Liberal Party of Lesotho Candidate Votes LLP_C Lesotho Labour Party Candidate Name LLP_V Lesotho Labour Party Candidate Votes UP_C United Party Candidate Name UP_V United Party Candidate Votes NIP_C National Independent Party Candidate Name NIP_V National Independent Party Candidate Votes LEP_C Lesotho Education Party Candidate Name LEP_V Lesotho Education Party Candidate Votes KBP_C Kopanang Basotho Party Candidate Name KBP_V Kopanang Basotho Party Candidate Votes LCD_C Lesotho Congress for Democracy Candidate Name LCD_V Lesotho Congress for Democracy Candidate Votes NPP_C National Progressive Party Candidate Name NPP_V National Progressive Party Candidate Votes LLPUDP_C Lesotho Labour Party/United Democratic Party Candidate Name LLPUDP_V Lesotho Labour Party/United Democratic Party Candidate Votes SDU_C Sefate Democratic Union Candidate Name SDU_V Sefate Democratic Union Candidate Votes SDP_C Social Democracy Party Candidate Name SDP_V Social Democracy Party Candidate Votes CDP_C Christian Democratic Party Candidate Name CDP_V Christian Democratic Party Candidate Votes BAC_C Basutoland African Congress Candidate Name BAC_V Basutoland African Congress Candidate Votes LPC_C Lesotho People’s Congress Candidate Name LPC_V Lesotho People’s Congress Candidate Votes NDP_C National Democratic Party Candidate Name NDP_V National Democratic Party Candidate Votes LWP_C Lesotho Workers Party Candidate Name LWP_V Lesotho Workers Party Candidate Votes NLFP_C New Lesotho Freedom Party Candidate Name NLFP_V New Lesotho Freedom Party Candidate Votes ACP_C Alliance of Congress Parties (LPC, BAC, BCP) Candidate Name ACP_V Alliance of Congress Parties (LPC, BAC, BCP) Candidate Votes BDNP_C Basotho Democratic National Party Candidate Name BDNP_V Basotho Democratic National Party Candidate Votes BBDP_C Basotho Batho Democratic Party Candidate Name BBDP_V Basotho Batho Democratic Party Candidate Votes ABC_C All Basotho Convention/Kobo Tata ea Basotho Candidate Name ABC_V All Basotho Convention/Kobo Tata ea Basotho Candidate Votes ACFD_C Areka Covenant Front for Development Candidate Name ACFD_V Areka Covenant Front for Development Candidate Votes ADC_C All Democratic Corporation Candidate Name ADC_V All Democratic Corporation Candidate Votes AUM_C African Unity Movement Candidate Name AUM_V African Unity Movement Candidate Votes DC_C Democratic Congress Candidate Name DC_V Democratic Congress Candidate Votes LMM_C Lekhotla la Mekhoa le Meetlo Candidate Name LMM_V Lekhotla la Mekhoa le Meetlo Candidate Votes SSD_C Senkatana Social Democracy/Lekhotla la Sankatana Candidate Name SSD_V Senkatana Social Democracy/Lekhotla la Sankatana Candidate Votes WHP_C White Horse Party Candidate Name WHP_V White Horse Party Candidate Votes BAENA_C Areka Ea Baena Candidate Name BAENA_V Areka Ea Baena Candidate Votes BANC_C Basutoland African National Congress Candidate Name BANC_V Basutoland African National Congress Candidate Votes CFM_C Community Freedom Movement Candidate Name CFM_V Community Freedom Movement Candidate Votes DC_C Democratic Congress Candidate Name DC_V Democratic Congress Candidate Votes HDP_C Hamore Democratic Party Candidate Name HDP_V Hamore Democratic Party Candidate Votes PD_C Progressive Democrats Candidate Name PD_V Progressive Democrats Candidate Votes RCL_C Reformed Congress of Lesotho Candidate Name RCL_V Reformed Congress of Lesotho Candidate Votes TSD_C Tsebe Social Democrats Candidate Name TSD_V Tsebe Social Democrats Candidate Votes AD_C Alliance of Democrats Candidate Name AD_V Alliance of Democrats Candidate Votes BTS_C Basotho Thabeng ea Senai Candidate Name BTS_V Basotho Thabeng ea Senai Candidate Votes DPL_C Democratic Party of Lesotho Candidate Name DPL_V Democratic Party of Lesotho Candidate Votes MDM_C Majalefa Development Movement Candidate Name MDM_V Majalefa Development Movement Candidate Votes MEC_C Movement for Economic Change Candidate Name MEC_V Movement for Economic Change Candidate Votes TRU_C Tsebe Social Democrats Candidate Name TRU_V Tsebe Social Democrats Candidate Votes List Votes L_BNP Basotho National Party List Votes L_BAC Basutoland African Congress List Votes L_BCP Basotho Congress Party/Lekhotla la Mahatammoho List Votes L_CDP Christian Democratic Party List Votes L_PFD Popular Front for Democracy/Khoeetsa ea Sechaba List Votes L_KBP Kopanang Basotho Party L_LCD Lesotho Congress for Democracy List Votes L_LPC Lesotho Communist Party List Votes L_LWP Lesotho Workers Party List Votes L_MFP Marematlou Freedom Party List Votes L_NIP National Independent Party List Votes L_NPP National Progressive Party List Votes L_NLFP New Lesotho Freedom Party List Votes L_SDU Sefate Democratic Union List Votes L_SDP Social Democracy Party List Votes L_UP United Party List Votes L_ACP Alliance of Congress Parties (LPC, BAC, BCP) List Votes L_BBDP Basotho Batho Democratic Party List Votes L_BDNP Basotho Democratic National Party List Votes L_TOTAL Total of all List Votes Sources: Lesotho Independent Electoral Commission, http://www.iec.org.ls; Roger Southall and Tsoeu Petlane, eds., Democratisation and demilitarization in Lesotho: the general election of 1993 and its aftermath (Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa 1995); David Ambrose, “Guide to Lesotho National Assembly Elections, 25 May 2002” (Lesotho: Institute of Education, National University of Lesotho 2002). .