IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Botswana

Republic of Botswana

2,480,240
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

925,478
Registered Voters (as of None)

80.44%
Average Turnout

5
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.594
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Aug. 13, 1996

SIGI* Score: 31.5
Level of Discrimination: Medium
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: July 12, 2021

HDI* Score: 0.731
Category: High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Botswana Presidency	None	Head of State & Government
Botswana National Assembly		Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Duma Gideon BOKO (since 1 November 2024)
Head of Government: President Duma Gideon BOKO (since 1 November 2024)
Assembly: unicameral National Assembly with 65 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is indirectly elected by the National Assembly and may serve up to two 5-year terms.
In the National Assembly, 57 of the 65 members are directly elected by plurality vote in single-seat constituencies. 6 of the 65 are nominated by the President and approved by the rest of the National Assembly. The remaining 2 members are the President and Speaker of the National Assembly acting as ex-offico members. If the individual elected by the National Assembly to be Speaker of the National Assembly is already a current member, then they do not become an ex-officio member, potentially bringing the total to 64 members. All members are elected to 5-year terms.

Elections

2024-10-30
Botswana National Assembly
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2019-10-23
Botswana National Assembly
Votes 778,343
Registered 925,478
Turnout 84.1

2014-10-24
Botswana National Assembly
Votes 698,409
Registered 824,073
Turnout 84.75

2009-10-16
Botswana National Assembly
Votes 555,078
Registered 723,617
Turnout 76.71

2004-10-30
Botswana National Assembly
Votes 421,272
Registered 552,849
Turnout 76.2

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Botswana National Assembly	2024-10-30	-	-	-
Botswana National Assembly	2019-10-23	778,343	925,478	84.1
Botswana National Assembly	2014-10-24	698,409	824,073	84.75
Botswana National Assembly	2009-10-16	555,078	723,617	76.71
Botswana National Assembly	2004-10-30	421,272	552,849	76.2

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