13th Parliament of Botswana Last updated August 20, 2025 Background 2024 general election The 2024 general election was held on 30 October. The official opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) won 36 seats in the election, an increase of 28 seats and the first time in history that a party other than the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won an election. The Botswana Congress Party , got 15 seats, an increase of 8. The Botswana Patriotic Front won 5 seats, an increase of 1 seat. The ruling BDP was reduced to a rump of 4 seats after losing a total of 34 seats. Whilst Edwin Dikoloti of Goodhope-Mmathethe , garnered a seat as an independent candidate, the second time Parliament has had an elected independent since Nehemiah Modubule of Lobatse constituency in 2009.
Botswana general election results (30 October 2024)
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Umbrella for [ 3] Botswana National Front 193,166 23.13 23 +19 Alliance for Progressives 46,799 5.60 6 +5 Independents 39,261 4.70 3 +3 Botswana People's Party 31,636 3.79 4 +4 Total 310,862 37.22 36 +21 Botswana Democratic Party 254,633 30.49 4 −34 Botswana Congress Party 175,326 20.99 15 +4 Botswana Patriotic Front 69,414 8.31 5 +2 Botswana Republican Party 3,212 0.38 0 New Botswana Movement for Democracy 1,146 0.14 0 0 Real Alternative Party 222 0.03 0 0 Independents 20,434 2.45 1 +1 Appointed and ex officio members 8 0 Total 835,249 100.00 69 +4 Valid votes 835,249 98.80 Invalid/blank votes 10,145 1.20 Total votes 845,394 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,038,275 81.42 Source: [ 4] (61/61 declared); (electorate/turnout) [ 5]
Seat distribution The table below lists the distribution of the 69 seats by party in the National Assembly. This table shows the number of MPs in each party:
Members This is a list of the 61 elected members and the 6 specially-elected members of the 13th Parliament of Botswana.
No. Constituency Name Party Majority % of total votes Margin (% points) 1 Chobe Simasiku Mapulanga BCP 2,853 63.31 34.49 2 Maun North Dumelang Saleshando BCP 5,707 64.08 43.65 3 Maun East Goretetse Kekgonegile BCP 4,061 59.14 32.09 4 Maun West Caterpillar Hikuama BCP 2,709 55.60 20.75 5 Ngami Phillimon Aaron BCP 2,255 59.54 22.84 6 Okavango West Kenny Kapinga BCP 1,049 53.12 11.11 7 Okavango East Gabatsholwe Disho BCP 795 50.11 9.34 8 Tati East Thabologo Furniture BCP 418 33.47 3.12 9 Tati West Justin Hunyepa UDC 3,490 49.99 25.99 10 Francistown East Tiroeaone Ntsima UDC 370 36.84 4.42 11 Francistown South Wynter Mmolotsi UDC 5,109 67.71 53.17 12 Francistown West Mokwaledi Ignatius Moswaane UDC 3,803 58.51 35.70 13 Nata-Gweta Lawrence Ookeditse BPF 3,916 52.62 33.21 14 Nkange Motlhaleemang Moalosi BCP 2,634 43.11 12.16 15 Shashe West Jeremiah Frenzel BPF 3,517 53.47 29.97 16 Tonota Gaefele Sedombo UDC 2,509 48.20 17.22 17 Bobirwa Taolo Lucas BCP 2,343 52.57 12.23 18 Mmadinare Molebatsi Molebatsi UDC 38 30.33 0.35 19 Selebi-Phikwe East Kgoberego Nkawana BCP 968 41.30 14.07 20 Selebi-Phikwe West Reuben Kaizer BCP 36 36.94 0.40 21 Palapye Onneetse Ramogapi UDC 4,022 44.34 18.74 22 Tswapong North Prince Maele UDC 3,076 37.44 15.49 23 Mahalapye East Augustine Nyatanga UDC 4,140 53.03 30.75 24 Mahalapye West David Tshere UDC 7,957 73.20 58.43 25 Tswapong South Kesitegile Gobotswang BCP 1,626 38.22 10.36 26 Shoshong Moneedi Bagaisamang UDC 5,112 58.22 38.43 27 Serowe North Baratiwa Mathoothe BPF 4,836 63.66 40.32 28 Serowe South Lesedi Leepetswe BPF 3,214 44.18 25.12 29 Serowe West Onalepelo Kedikilwe BPF 4,141 65.24 41.21 30 Boteti East Atamelang Keoagile UDC 2,278 41.92 15.90 31 Boteti West Sam Digwa UDC 2,235 49.17 14.66 32 Kgatleng Central Mpho Morolong UDC 2,114 43.63 12.74 33 Kgatleng East Mabuse Pule BDP 30 39.58 0.25 34 Kgatleng West Unity Dow BCP 193 33.05 1.44 35 Gaborone Central Phenyo Butale UDC 2,381 47.30 20.50 36 Gaborone North Shawn Nthaile UDC 935 37.28 6.51 37 Gaborone South Nelson Ramaotwana UDC 4,740 60.31 37.28 38 Gaborone Bonnington North Maipelo Mophuting UDC 2,565 47.90 21.94 39 Gaborone Bonnington South Ndaba Gaolathe UDC 5,674 63.73 41.07 40 Tlowkeng Phenyo Segokgo UDC 4,351 57.63 29.51 41 Gamalete Boniface Mabeo BCP 1,629 42.79 7.09 42 Mogoditshane East Barongwang Letlhogonolo UDC 1,103 45.38 11.29 43 Mogoditshane West Galenawabo Lekau UDC 1,375 42.46 13.39 44 Gabane-Mmankgodi Thomas Mmusi BDP 434 37.05 3.29 45 Mmopane-Metsimotlhabe Helen Manyeneng UDC 120 33.19 1.16 46 Thamaga-Kumakwane Palelo Motaosane BDP 2,191 53.29 14.05 47 Molepolole South Shima Monageng UDC 2,364 51.56 14.74 48 Molepolole North Arafat Khan UDC 3,057 54.50 12.88 49 Lentsweletau-Lephephe Bogatsu Tshenolo UDC 1,116 42.87 7.30 50 Letlhakeng Domcaza Mogwathi UDC 4,163 60.67 35.38 51 Takatokwane Jacob Kelebeng UDC 3,706 63.20 32.32 52 Lobatse Kamal Jacobs UDC 4,173 66.35 40.29 53 Goodhope-Mmathethe Edwin Dikoloti Ind. 5,151 45.06 18.88 54 Kanye East Mogorosi Mosanana UDC 3,488 66.20 19.19 55 Kanye West Victor Phologolo UDC 2,335 53.32 14.68 56 Moshupa-Manyana Karabo Gare BDP 6,865 59.50 30.43 57 Jwaneng-Mabutsane Omphemetse Kwapa UDC 1,426 44.48 7.33 58 Kgalagadi North Reason Lekhutlane UDC 283 48.55 2.67 59 Kgalagadi South Vacant [ a] 60 Ghanzi Noah Salakae UDC 2,880 54.90 20.88 61 Charleshill Motsamai Motsamai UDC 295 41.07 3.73 Specially-elected MPs 62 Pius Mokgware UDC 63 Bogolo Kenewendo Ind. 64 Moeti Mohwasa UDC 65 Stephen Modise UDC 66 Lesego Chombo Ind. 67 Nono Kgafela-Mokoka UDC President 68 Duma Boko UDC Presiding officer 69 Dithapelo Keorapetse Spkr.
Membership changes The 13th Parliament of Botswana stands out as unique among all its predecessors, as it is the first in which Members of Parliament have been prohibited from crossing the floor for the entirety of its term. This follows the enactment of a 2020 law that formally banned floor-crossing. [ 7]
As a result, changes in parliamentary membership during this period are limited solely to resignations, expulsions and deaths.
The table below outlines the membership changes that have occurred in the 13th Parliament.
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