1999 Botswana general election

1999 Botswana general election

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40 of the 44 seats in the National Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority
Registered	459,663
Turnout	77.11% (0.74pp)
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 6 7 1 Popular vote 192,598 87,457 40,096 Percentage 57.14% 25.95% 11.90% Swing 2.55pp 11.14pp New
Results by constituency
President before election Festus Mogae BDP Elected President Festus Mogae BDP

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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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