1974 Botswana general election

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

1974 Botswana general election
26 October 1974
32 of the 36 seats in the National Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
Registered205,050
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Seretse Khama Bathoen Gaseitsiwe
Party BDP BNF
Leader's seat None 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

Politics of Botswana
Constitution
Government
Parliament
  • National Assembly
    Speaker: Phandu Skelemani
  • Ntlo ya Dikgosi
    (House of Chiefs)
  • Constituencies
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: Vincent T. Seretse
  • Diplomatic missions of / in Botswana
  • Other countries
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