Botswana: Parties that contested the 2004 elections
Updated October 2006
Parties ordered by the number of votes obtained in the last (2004) National Assembly elections.
| Party | Leaders | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Formerly: Bechuanaland Democratic Party |
Festus Gontebanye Mokae Sir Ketumile Joni Masire Sir Seretse Khama (d 1980) |
1961/2 |
| Botswana National Front (BNF) | Otsweletse Moupo Bathoen Gaseitsiwe Dr Kenneth Koma |
10 October 1966 |
| Botswana Congress Party (BCP) | Gilson Saleshando Otlaadisa Koosaletsi Michael Dingake |
June 1998 |
| Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) | Ephraim Lepetu Setshwaelo | 1999 |
| Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) Formerly: Bechuanaland Peoples Party - Matante |
Bernard Balikani Knight Maripe Phillip Matante |
1963 |
| New Democratic Front (NDF) | Dick Bayford | 2003 |
| MELS Movement of Botswana (MELS) | Themba Joina | 1993 |
| Social Democratic Party (SDP) | O Marumo | 1994 |
Sources
INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION 2004, Report to the Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration on the 2004 General Elections, [www] http://www.gov.bw/elections04/iecreport.pdf (document off-line 22 Oct 2007).
INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION 2004, "Political Parties/Independent(s)" IN Elections 2004, [www] http://www.gov.bw/elections04/index.html (page off-line 22 Oct 2007).
LODGE, L, KADIMA, D & POTTIE, D 2002 (eds), Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa, EISA, 35-49.
MOLOMO M, & MOLEFE, W, "Voters and Electoral Performance of Political Parties in Botswana" IN Maundeni, Z (ed) 40 Years of Democracy in Botswana: 1965-2005, 94-121, [www] http://botswana.fes-international.de/Downloads/40YearsOfDemocracy.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).
MAUNDENI, Z 2005, "Succession to High Office: Tswana Culture and Modern Botswana Politics" IN Maundeni, Z (ed) 40 Years of Democracy in Botswana: 1965-2005, 80-93, [www] http://botswana.fes-international.de/Downloads/40YearsOfDemocracy.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).
SELOLWANE, OA 2002 "Monopoly Politikos: How Botswana's Opposition Parties Have Helped Sustain One-Party Dominance", African Sociological Review, 6(1), [www] http://www.codesria.org/Links/Publications/asr6_1full/selolwane.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).
SOMOLEKAE, G 2005, Political Parties in Botswana [PDF document], EISA Research Report No 27.