Gaborone is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
The Botswana National Front (BNF) is a social democratic political party in Botswana. It has been the main opposition party in Botswana since the 1969 elections.
The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is a social democratic political party in Botswana. Founded in 1998 as a result of a split from the Botswana National Front (BNF), the party attracted most of the BNF's sitting MPs due to a leadership dispute involving the BNF's leader, Kenneth Koma.
Elections in Botswana take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a parliamentary system. The National Assembly is mostly directly elected, and in turn elects the President and some of its own members. The Ntlo ya Dikgosi is a mixture of appointed, hereditary and indirectly elected members.
The MELS Movement of Botswana was a anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist communist party in Botswana without parliamentary representation. Themba Joina, a practicing lawyer, was the president of the organization. The name MELS is derived from (Karl) Marx, (Friedrich) Engels, (Vladimir) Lenin and (Joseph) Stalin.
General elections were held in Botswana on 15 October 1994, alongside simultaneous local elections. The result was a victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had won every election since 1965. However, the elections also saw a strong performance from the Botswana National Front (BNF), which tripled its number of MPs and won all four seats in the capital Gaborone.
General elections were held in Botswana on 16 October 2009, alongside local elections, with early voting in 26 polling stations abroad taking place 3 October. The result was a tenth successive victory for the Botswana Democratic Party, which won 45 of the 57 elected seats in the National Assembly.
General elections were held in Botswana on 8 September 1984. Although the result was a fifth successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party, which won 29 of the 34 elected seats, the elections saw the opposition Botswana National Front make gains, winning both seats in the capital Gaborone and take control of all urban councils except Selebi-Phikwe in the simultaneous local elections.
General and local elections were held in Botswana on 24 October 2014. The result was an eleventh straight victory for the Botswana Democratic Party, which won 37 of the 57 elected seats. Incumbent President Ian Khama was sworn in for a second term on 28 October.
The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is a centre-left to left-wing alliance of political parties in Botswana.
Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi is the fifth and current President of Botswana, serving since 2018. He served as the 8th Vice President of Botswana from 12 November 2014 to 1 April 2018. He was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly for the Moshupa-Manyana constituency from 2009 to 2018.
The 2024 Botswana general election will be held to determine the composition of the 13th Parliament of Botswana as well as local councils across the country. Up for election are 61 seats of the National Assembly as well as 490 local council seats, all elected through the first-past-the-post voting system.
Bathoen Seepapitso Gaseitsiwe also known as Bathoen II was a Motswana Kgosi, jurist and politician who served as Chief of the Bangwaketse from 1928 to 1969. He served as Chairman of the Botswana National Front (BNF) from 1966 to 1985, Leader of the Opposition from 1969 to 1984 and President of the Court of Appeal from 1985 until his death in 1990. He represented the Kanye South constituency in the National Assembly for three consecutive terms. As the leader of the BNF, the then second largest political party in the country, he was the main opponent of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) government, led by Seretse Khama and Quett Masire, during the first two decades of the African country's independence.
Gaborone South is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Dumezweni Mthimkhulu, a BDP MP.
Gaborone Bonnington North is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Anna Mokgethi, a BDP MP. With an area of 23 km2, Gaborone Bonnington North is the second smallest constituency of Botswana after Gaborone Bonnington South.
Gaborone Central is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Tumisang Healy, a BDP MP.
Gaborone North is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Mpho Balopi, a BDP MP.
Okavango is a constituency in the North-West District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Kenny Kapinga a BCP MP.
Francistown/Tati East was a constituency in North-East District represented by an MP in the National Assembly of Botswana from 1965 to 1974. The constituency, which encompassed Francistown city and the southern part of the North-East District, was created for the first National Assembly election in 1965 and was dissolved in 1972 redistribution of boundaries, when a single constituency was created for Francistown and the rural areas of the District were unified into a separate constituency, North East.
Francistown/Tati East was a constituency in North-East District represented by an MP in the National Assembly of Botswana from 1974 to 1994. The constituency, which encompassed Francistown city and the southern part of the North-East District, was created for the 1974 general elections and was dissolved in the 1992 redistribution of boundaries, when it was divided in two new constituencies: Francistown East and Francistown West.
