1989 Botswana general election

General elections were held in Botswana on 7 October 1989, alongside local elections. The result was the sixth straight landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which won 31 of the 34 elected seats.

1989 Botswana general election
7 October 1989
34 of the 38 seats in the National Assembly
18 seats needed for a majority
Registered367,069
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Quett Masire Kenneth Koma
Party BDP BNF
Leader's seat None Gaborone South
Last election 68.00%, 29 seats 20.44%, 4 seats
Seats won 31 3
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 162,277 67,513
Percentage 64.78% 26.95%
Swing 3.22pp 6.51pp
Results by constituency
President before election

Quett Masire
BDP

 Elected President

Quett Masire
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

As of the 2019 general elections, this is the last time the BDP received more than the 60% of the popular vote.

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