Botswana general election, 1989

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General elections were held in Botswana on 7 October 1989, alongside local elections.[1] The result was the sixth straight victory for the Botswana Democratic Party, which won 31 of the 34 seats.[2] There were a total of 367,069 registered voters for the election, of which 250,487 (68.2%) voted.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Botswana Democratic Party 162,277 64.78 31
Botswana National Front 67,513 26.95 3
Botswana People's Party 10,891 4.34 0
Botswana Independence Party 6,209 2.48 0
Botswana Progressive Union 2,186 0.87 0
Botswana Freedom Party 1,363 0.54 0
Botswana Liberal Party 48 0.02 0
Indirectly elected members - - 4
Total 250,487 100 38
Source: Inter-parliamentary Union, Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Elections held in 1989 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p113 ISBN 0198296452
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