1994 Botswana general election

1994 Botswana general election

15 October 1994

40 of the 44 seats in the National Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered370,169
Turnout76.55% (of registered voters) (8.31pp)
44.63% (of eligible population) (3.27pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Quett Masire Kenneth Koma
Party BDP BNF
Leader's seat None Gaborone South
Last election 64.78%, 31 seats 26.95%, 3 seats
Seats won 27 13
Seat change 4 10
Popular vote 154,705 105,109
Percentage 54.59% 37.09%
Swing 10.19pp 10.14pp

Results by constituency

President before election

Quett Masire
BDP

Elected President

Quett Masire
BDP

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.