1999 Botswana general election

1999 Botswana general election

← 1994 16 October 1999 2004 →

40 of the 44 seats in the National Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered459,663
Turnout77.11% (Increase0.74pp)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
BCP
Leader Festus Mogae Kenneth Koma Michael Dingake
Party BDP BNF BCP
Leader's seat None[a] Gaborone South Gaborone Central (defeated)
Last election 27 seats 13 seats 0 seats
Seats won 33 6 1
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 7 Increase 1
Popular vote 192,598 87,457 40,096
Percentage 57.14% 25.95% 11.90%
Swing Increase 2.55pp Decrease 11.14pp New

Results by constituency

President before election

Festus Mogae
BDP

Elected President

Festus Mogae
BDP

General elections were held in Botswana on 16 October 1999, alongside local elections. The result was an eighth straight victory for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which increased its majority to 33 of the 40 elected seats in the National Assembly.
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