1974 Botswana general election

1974 Botswana general election

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Registered	205,050
Majority party Minority party   Leader Seretse Khama Bathoen Gaseitsiwe Party BDP BNF Leader's seat None[a] Kanye South Last election 68.33%, 24 seats 13.54%, 3 seats Seats won 27 2 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 49,047 7,358 Percentage 76.62% 11.49% Swing 8.29pp 2.05pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Philip Matante Motsamai Mpho Party BPP BIP Leader's seat Francistown Okavango Last election 12.14%, 3 seats 5.99%, 1 seats Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 4,199 3,086 Percentage 6.56% 4.82% Swing 5.58pp 1.17pp
Results by constituency
President before election Seretse Khama BDP Elected President Seretse Khama BDP

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General elections were held in Botswana on 26 October 1974. With 205,050 registered voters, turnout was just 31.22%.^[1] The result was a third successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), who won 27 of the 32 elected seats,^[2] including four in which they were unopposed.^[3] Local elections were held on the same day, with a turnout of just 30.3%, and saw the BDP strengthen its position.^[3]

Campaign

A total of 63 candidates contested the elections. The BDP ran a full slate of 32 candidates, the Botswana National Front had 14 candidates, the Botswana People's Party had eight, the Botswana Independence Party had six, and there were three independents.^[3]

Results

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