National Assembly (Botswana)
| National Assembly | |
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| 11th Parliament | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1966 |
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New session started
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29 October 2014 |
| Leadership | |
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Speaker
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Deputy Speaker
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Leader of the Opposition
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 63 |
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Political groups
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BDP: 41 seats
UDC: 17 seats
BCP: 3 seats
Ex officio: 2 seats
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Length of term
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5 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
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Last election
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24 October 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Gaborone, Botswana | |
| Website | |
| www |
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The National Assembly is the legislature Botswana's unicameral Parliament. It is advised by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi (Tswana for "House of Chiefs"), which is not a house of Parliament.
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 16 October 2009, has a total of 63 members. 57 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or First-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. Four members are co-opted (by secret ballot of the rest of the Assembly) while the remaining two (the President and Attorney-general) are ex officio.
Current composition
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| Party | Seats | |
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| Botswana Democratic Party | 37 | |
| Specially elected MPs | 4 | |
| President of Botswana | 1 | |
| Attorney General | 1 | |
| Botswana Congress Party | 3 | |
| Umbrella for Democratic Change | 17 | |
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Previous National Assembly election results
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||||
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| 1965 | 1969 | 1974 | 1979 | 1984 | 1989 | 1994 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | |
| Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) | 28 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 44 | 45 |
| Botswana National Front (BNF) | - | 03 | 02 | 02 | 04 | 03 | 13 | 06 | 12 | 06 |
| Botswana People's Party (BPP) | 03 | 03 | 02 | 01 | 01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Botswana Independence Party (BIP) | - | 01 | 01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Botswana Congress Party (BCP) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 01 | 01 | 04 |
| Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 01 |
| Independents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 01 |
| Total | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 57 |
Note: In the pre-independence 1965 election, the Botswana Democratic Party was known as the Bechuanaland Democratic party and the Botswana People's Party was known as the Bechuanaland People's Party.
Despite being a one party dominant state since independence, all elections held in the country have been considered democratic, free, and fair.
See also
- Ntlo ya Dikgosi
- History of Botswana
- Legislative Branch
- List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Botswana
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