Botswana: Parliamentary Election, 30 October 2004

At stake in this election:

• 57 seats in the National Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA
• Head of Government: President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA
• Assembly: Botswana has a unicameral National Assembly consisting of 63 seats with members serving 5-year terms.

Description of electoral system:

• 57 members of the National Assembly are directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 4 are nominated by the president and indirectly elected by the rest of the National Assembly, and there are 2 ex-officio members – the president and attorney general.

Last Election:

• Elections for the National Assembly were last held on 16 October 1999. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won 33 seats, while the Botswana National Front (BNF) won 6 and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) took 1.

Main candidates in the election:

• Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)
  • Leader: Ian KHAMA
  • Seats won in last election: 33
• Botswana National Front (BNF)
  • Leader: Duma BOKO
  • Seats won in last election: 6
• Botswana Congress Party
  • Leader: Dumelang SALESHANDO
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM)
  • Leader: Ephraim Lepetu WETSHWAELO
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Independents
  • Seats won in last election: N/A

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 1,835,750 (2004)

·         Registered Voters: 552,849 (2004)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 920,018 (2004)

·         Is Botswana a signatory to CEDAW: N/A

·         Has Botswana ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (13 August 1996)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 6 (9.52%) (2015)

·         Human Development Index Position: 106 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Botswana a signatory to CRPD: No

·         Has Botswana ratified CRPD: No

·         Population with a disability: 275,362 (est.)