Botswana

Next elections due

National Assembly and local government elections 2009.
President elected by each new parliament.

2009 National Assembly election

National Assembly national election results
National Assembly national results by constituency: IEC 2009 "2009 General Elections Results: Parliamentary", [www] http://www.iec.gov.bw/elections/ParliamentaryResults2009.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 17 Nov 2009)
Observer missions
Active political parties

Election day: 16 Oct 2009
Expatriate voting: 29 Sep 2009
Voters' rolls: Published for preliminary inspection; see [www] http://www.iec.gov.bw/registration/ [opens new window] (accessed 6 July 2009)
Voter registration: Ended 5 June 2009
Delimitation of constituencies: Undertaken in 2002, after last (2001) census
Detailed election timetable: [www] http://www.iec.gov.bw/elections/timetable.php [opens new window] (accessed 16 Oct 2009)

Local Government

COMMONWEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT FORUM 2006 "The local government system in Botswana", [www] http://www.clgf.org.uk/userfiles/clgf/file/countries/Botswana.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).