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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.
61 out of the 69 members of the National Assembly are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member constituencies across the country, where each constituency has its own single representative. 6 out of 69 members are specially-elected MPs, nominated and confirmed by the National Assembly. In effect, they serve as a way ...
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.
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.
Speakers of the National Assembly (Botswana) (9 P) Pages in category "Members of the National Assembly (Botswana)" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total.
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