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The Parliament was elected using first-past-the-post voting. The Parliament has 61 elected members, an increase of four members, compared to the 12th Parliament, following the 2022 seat redistricting cycle, marking the first time since the inauguration of the 9th Parliament that the number of elected members has risen. [1] [2]
The 65 members of the National Assembly consist of 57 MPs elected in single-member constituencies elected by first-past-the-post, six members appointed by the governing party, and two ex-officio members being the President and Speaker. [1] The 2019 Botswana general election was held on 23 October 2019.
Parliament of Botswana is the supreme legislative authority. [3] The President of Botswana is Mokgweetsi Masisi , who assumed the Presidency on 1 April 2018. In October 2019, the 2019 general election was held which saw the return of the Botswana Democratic Party to the power with a majority of 19 seats in the 65 seat National Assembly .
The member is absent from Assembly sittings for a prescribed period (at least two consecutive sessions of Parliament). If a member is declared insolvent , adjudged to be of unsound mind , sentenced to death or imprisonment, or convicted of an election offense, they will cease to perform their functions immediately.
Currently, there are 65 total members of the National Assembly. [7] Voters in single member constituencies directly elect 57 of these members for a term of 5 years through a plurality (or first-past-the-post) system. Six members, meanwhile, are nominated by the President and elected by the assembly.
Pages in category "Members of the National Assembly (Botswana)" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. ... 3rd Parliament of Botswana;
Botswana Democratic Party This is a list of the members of the unicameral National Assembly of Botswana between 2014 and 2019. There were 63 seats in the assembly consisting of 57 MPs directly elected from constituencies , 4 specially elected MPs and 2 ex officio members; who were elected in the 2014 election .
List of constituencies [1] [2]; Constituency Registered Voters District Current MP Party Headquarters Year Established 1: Chobe: 8,942: North-West: Ronald Shamukuni