2004 Botswana general election

2004 Botswana general election
30 October 2004
57 of the 63 seats in the National Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
Registered552,849
Turnout76.20% (of registered voters) (0.91pp)
44.00% (of eligible population) (2.02pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
BNF
BCP
Leader Festus Mogae Otsweletse Moupo Otlaadisa Koosaletse
Party BDP BNF BCP
Leader's seat None Selebi-Phikwe West (defeated) Lobatse
(defeated)
Last election 57.15%, 33 seats 25.95%, 6 seats 11.90%, 1 seats
Seats won 44 12 1
Seat change 11 6 0
Popular vote 213,308 107,451 68,556
Percentage 51.73% 26.06% 16.62%
Swing 5.42pp 0.11pp 4.72pp
Results by constituency
President before election

Festus Mogae
BDP

 Elected President

Festus Mogae
BDP

General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2004, alongside local elections. The result was a ninth consecutive victory for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which won 44 of the 57 seats in the National Assembly.

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