Botswana: National Assembly results 2004

Updated April 2007

The election took place on 30 October 2004 (IEC 2004, 9).

Voting statistics

Register voters	552 849
Votes cast	421 272
Turnout	76.20%
Valid votes	412 379
Invalid votes	8 893
% Invalid	2.11

Results

Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Seats	% Seats
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)	213 308	51.73	57	44	77.19
Botswana National Front (BNF)	107 451	26.06	42	12	21.05
Botswana Congress Party (BCP)	68 556	16.62	50	1	1.75
Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM)	11 716	2.84	7	0	0
Botswana Peoples Party (BPP)	7 886	1.91	5	0	0
New Democratic Front (NDF)	3 237	0.78	11	0	0
MELS Movement of Botswana (MELS)	121	0.03	4	0	0
Independent	104	0.03	2	0	0
Total	412 379	100.00	178	57	99.99

Note: The Social Democratic Party contested two seats, but obtained only 40 votes. The election in one seat was postponed.

Table sources

IEC 2004, 27, 28, 91.

Reference

IEC 2004 Report to the Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration on the 2004 General Elections .