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840:(BDP), who won 27 of the 32 elected seats, including four in which they were unopposed. Local elections were held on the same day, with a turnout of just 30.3%, and saw the BDP strengthen its position.
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1115:Elections in Africa: A data handbook
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19:1974 Botswana general election
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739:Minister: Vincent T. Seretse
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956:Botswana Independence Party
858:Botswana Independence Party
843:
735:Minister of Foreign Affairs
10:
1480:
993:Indirectly-elected members
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82:32 of the 36 seats in the
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1027:Registered voters/turnout
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641:Administrative divisions
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914:Botswana National Front
854:Botswana People's Party
852:had 14 candidates, the
850:Botswana National Front
447:Results by constituency
748:Diplomatic missions of
628:High Court of Botswana
1454:Elections in Botswana
500:Politics of Botswana
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561:Cabinet of Botswana
351:Last election
336:Leader's seat
179:Last election
164:Leader's seat
20:
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393:Popular vote
224:Popular vote
143:Bathoen Gaseitsiwe
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1194:General elections
1068:National Assembly
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1050:
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765:Visa requirements
728:Foreign relations
710:Political parties
677:Recent elections
603:(House of Chiefs)
581:National Assembly
542:Mokgweetsi Masisi
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474:Elected President
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203:Seat change
182:68.33%, 24 seats
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190:Seats won
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1416:Referendums
1074:members of
770:Visa policy
752:in Botswana
404:Percentage
340:Francistown
237:Percentage
173:Kanye South
1448:Categories
1086:References
1076:Parliament
1072:ex-officio
574:Parliament
530:Government
92:Registered
1044:, Nohlen
683:General:
671:Elections
648:Districts
622:Judiciary
537:President
1040:Source:
844:Campaign
834:Botswana
760:Passport
658:Villages
345:Okavango
1117:, p113
1030:205,050
864:Results
586:Speaker
431:1.17pp
423:5.58pp
306:Leader
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266:2.05pp
258:8.29pp
245:11.49%
134:Leader
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95:205,050
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1046:et al.
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1009:64,011
897:49,047
796:Portal
415:Swing
410:4.82%
407:6.56%
399:3,086
396:4,199
321:Party
250:Swing
241:76.62%
232:7,358
228:49,047
149:Party
1054:Notes
1006:Total
960:3,086
939:4,199
921:11.49
918:7,358
900:76.62
882:Seats
876:Votes
873:Party
1433:2001
1428:1997
1423:1987
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1141:EISA
1119:ISBN
1101:EISA
1042:EISA
982:0.50
963:4.82
942:6.56
700:2024
695:2019
690:2014
685:2009
168:None
52:1979
42:1969
988:New
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885:+/–
483:BDP
468:BDP
330:BIP
325:BPP
158:BNF
153:BDP
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