12th Parliament of Botswana
12th Parliament of Botswana | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | National Assembly | ||||
Meeting place | National Assembly Building, Gaborone | ||||
Term | 5 November 2019 | – 5 September 2024||||
Election | 23 October 2019 | ||||
Government | Masisi II | ||||
Opposition | UDC | ||||
Website | parliament.gov.bw | ||||
National Assembly | |||||
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Members | 65 | ||||
Speaker | Phandu Skelemani (ex-officio) | ||||
President of Botswana | Mokgweetsi Masisi (ex-officio) | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | Dithapelo Keorapetse (UDC) |
The 12th Parliament of Botswana was the meeting of the National Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Parliament of Botswana, with the membership determined by the results of the general election held on 23 October 2019. The legislature convened for the first time on 5 November 2019 and was dissolved on the 5th of September 2024.
Election
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. It saw the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) retain its legislative majority.
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Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
Botswana Democratic Party | 406,561 | 52.65 | 38 | +1 | |||
Umbrella for Democratic Change | Botswana National Front | 148,122 | 19.18 | 4 | –4 | ||
Botswana Congress Party | 112,479 | 14.57 | 11 | +8 | |||
Botswana People's Party | 16,470 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 277,071 | 35.88 | 15 | –3 | |||
Botswana Patriotic Front | 34,068 | 4.41 | 3 | New | |||
Alliance for Progressives | 39,561 | 5.12 | 1 | New | |||
Botswana Movement for Democracy | 2,058 | 0.27 | 0 | –9 | |||
Real Alternative Party | 145 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |||
Independents | 12,694 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 | |||
Appointed and ex officio members | 8 | +2 | |||||
Total | 772,158 | 100.00 | 65 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 772,158 | 99.21 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 6,185 | 0.79 | |||||
Total votes | 778,343 | 100.00 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 925,478 | 84.10 | |||||
Source: IEC |
Seat distribution
The table below lists the distribution of the 57 seats as they appeared after the 2019 election, along with the distribution at dissolution.
Name | Ideology | Political position | Leader | 2019 result | Current seats | |||
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Percentage (%) | Seats | |||||||
BDP | Botswana Democratic Party | Paternalistic conservatism | Centre to centre-right | Mokgweetsi Masisi | 52.65 | 38 / 57
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37 / 57
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UDC | Umbrella for Democratic Change | Social democracy Left-wing populism |
Centre-left to left-wing | Duma Boko | 35.88 | 15 / 57
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7 / 57
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BCP | Botswana Congress Party | Social democracy | Centre-left | Dumelang Saleshando | 14.57[a] | 11 / 57 [a]
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7 / 57
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BPF | Botswana Patriotic Front | Populism Pro-Ian Khama |
Big tent | Mephato Reatile | 4.41 | 3 / 57
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4 / 57
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Vacancies | 2 / 57
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Members
This is a list of the 57 elected members of the 12th Parliament of Botswana.[2]
No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Majority | % of total votes | |
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1 | Chobe | Machana Shamukuni | BDP | 1,375 | 58.8 | |
2 | Maun East | Goretetse Kekgonegile[b] | BCP | 627 | 52.1 | |
3 | Maun West | Dumelang Saleshando[b] | BCP | 3,304 | 58.2 | |
4 | Ngami | Caterpillar Hikuama[b] | BCP | 344 | 47.8 | |
5 | Okavango | Kenny Kapinga[b] | BCP | 761 | 51.1 | |
6 | Tati East | Douglas Letsholathebe | BDP | 2,525 | 54.8 | |
7 | Tati West | Simon Moabi | BDP | 1,453 | 49.0 | |
8 | Francistown East | Honest Buti Billy | BDP | 2,019 | 57.6 | |
9 | Francistown South | Wynter Mmolotsi | UDC | 576 | 37.9 | |
10 | Francistown West | Mokwaledi Ignatius Moswaane[c] | UDC | 1,780 | 50.2 | |
11 | Nata-Gweta | Polson Majaga | BDP | 1,568 | 50.6 | |
12 | Nkange | Never Tshabang | UDC | 960 | 48.4 | |
13 | Shashe West | Fidelis Molao | BDP | 1,270 | 50.3 | |
14 | Tonota | Pono Moatlhodi[d] | BDP | 1,239 | 53.7 | |
15 | Bobonong | Taolo Lucas[b] | BCP | 853 | 49.2 | |
16 | Mmadinare | Molebatsi Molebatsi | BDP | 2,867 | 50.0 | |
17 | Selebi-Phikwe East | Kgoborego Nkawana[b] | BCP | 1,046 | 51.1 | |
18 | Selebi-Phikwe West | Dithapelo Keorapetse | UDC | 1,450 | 58.8 | |
19 | Lerala-Maunatlala | Setlhabelo Modukanele | BDP | 1,139 | 43.9 | |
20 | Palapye | Onneetse Ramogapi | UDC | 330 | 39.6 | |
21 | Sefhare-Ramokgonami | Kesitegile Gobotswang[b] | BCP | 3,779 | 62.1 | |
22 | Mahalapye East | Vacant[e] | ||||
23 | Mahalapye West | David Tshere | UDC | 2,091 | 51.8 | |
24 | Shoshong | Aubrey Lesaso[d] | BDP | 4,594 | 65.0 | |
25 | Serowe North | Baratiwa Mathoothe | BPF | 1,038 | 42.7 | |
26 | Serowe West | Onalepelo Kedikilwe | BPF | 1,667 | 66.9 | |
27 | Serowe South | Lesedi Leepetswe | BPF | 380 | 37.8 | |
28 | Boteti East | Sethomo Lelatisitswe | BDP | 1,276 | 40.0 | |
29 | Boteti West | Slumber Tsogwane | BDP | 293 | 49.4 | |
30 | Mochudi East | Mabuse Pule | BDP | 5,455 | 61.8 | |
31 | Mochudi West | Mmusi Kgafela | BDP | 7,378 | 63.9 | |
32 | Gaborone Central | Tumisang Healy | BDP | 1,801 | 48.2 | |
33 | Gaborone North | Mpho Balopi | BDP | 5,738 | 60.2 | |
34 | Gaborone South | Vacant[f] | ||||
35 | Gaborone Bonnington North | Anna Mokgethi | BDP | 2,438 | 55.3 | |
36 | Gaborone Bonnington South | Christian Greeff | BDP | 1,142 | 43.7 | |
37 | Tlowkeng | Thulagano Segokgo | BDP | 2,819 | 58.1 | |
38 | Ramotswa | Lefoko Moagi | BDP | 7,112 | 63.4 | |
39 | Mogoditshane | Tumiso Rakgare | BDP | 7,039 | 56.4 | |
40 | Gabane-Mmankgodi | Thomas Mmusi | BDP | 7,264 | 63.5 | |
41 | Thamaga-Kumakwane | Palelo Motaosane | BDP | 10,110 | 77.4 | |
42 | Molepolole North | Oabile Regoeng | BDP | 6,838 | 67.6 | |
43 | Molepolole South | Kabo Morwaeng | BDP | 7,495 | 70.9 | |
44 | Lentsweletau-Mmopane | Wilhelmina Makwinja | BDP | 6,280 | 65.3 | |
45 | Letlhakeng-Lephephe | Liakat Kablay | BDP | 1,895 | 48.3 | |
46 | Takatokwane | Friction Tshoganetso Leuwe | BDP | 600 | 45.1 | |
47 | Lobatse | Thapelo Matsheka | BDP | 4,467 | 61.9 | |
48 | Goodhope-Mabule | Eric Molale | BDP | 3,909 | 60.1 | |
49 | Mmathethe-Molapowabojang | Edwin Dikoloti | BDP | 6,719 | 67.3 | |
50 | Kanye North | Thapelo Letsholo | BDP | 5,442 | 66.2 | |
51 | Kanye South | Lemogang Kwape | BDP | 4,441 | 60.7 | |
52 | Moshupa-Manyana | Karabo Gare | BDP | 11,432 | 84.8 | |
53 | Jwaneng-Mabutsane | Mephato Reatile[c] | BPF | 3,000 | 56.4 | |
54 | Kgalagadi North | Talita Monnakgotlha | BDP | 462 | 52.2 | |
55 | Kgalagadi South | Sam Brooks | BDP | 1,375 | 52.2 | |
56 | Ghanzi North | John Thiite | BDP | 176 | 50.9 | |
57 | Ghanzi South | Motsamai Motsamai | UDC | 461 | 48.9 |
By-elections
Constituency | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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Serowe West | 8 July 2023[4] | Tshekedi Khama | BPF | Onalepelo Kedikilwe | BPF | Triggered by the expulsion of Tshekedi Khama for missing at least two consecutive sessions of Parliament.[5] |
Floor crossings, resignations, expulsions and deaths
The 12th Parliament has seen the following death, expulsion, resignation and floor crossings:
Name | Date | From | To | Constituency | Notes | ||
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Ignatius Moswaane | 17 September 2020 | BDP | UDC | Francistown West | Crossed the floor.[6] | ||
Mephato Reatile | 10 December 2020 | BDP | BPF | Jwaneng-Mabutsane | Crossed the floor.[7] | ||
Pono Moatlhodi | 17 December 2020 | UDC | BDP | Tonota | Crossed the floor.[6] | ||
Aubrey Lesaso | 4 January 2021 | UDC | BDP | Shoshong | Crossed the floor.[8] | ||
Tshekedi Khama | 21 April 2023 | UDC | Expelled | Serowe West | Expelled for missing at least two consecutive sessions of Parliament.[5] | ||
Unity Dow | 16 May 2023 | BDP | Independent | Specially-elected MP | Left the BDP ahead of a scheduled BDP disciplinary hearing.[9] | ||
Yandani Boko | 7 March 2024 | UDC | Resigned | Mahalapye East | Resigned.[10] | ||
Dumezweni Mthimkhulu | 2 September 2024 | BDP | Died in office | Gaborone South | Died in office[11] |
Notes
- ^ a b As part of the UDC alliance.
- ^ a b c d e f g Originally elected as part of the UDC alliance but left in 2022, a year after the prohibition of floor crossings in 2021.[3] This technicality requires MPs to resign their seats and run under their new party affiliation in a by-election for their preference to be legally reflected. He, and 6 other BCP MPs chose not to do this and thus remain as part of the UDC parliamentary group, de jure. The party affiliation presented here is his de facto party affiliation.
- ^ a b MP originally elected as BDP. For full details of changes during the current Parliament, see Floor crossings, resignations and expulsions.
- ^ a b MP originally elected as UDC. For full details of changes during the current Parliament, see Floor crossings, resignations and expulsions.
- ^ Member resigned. For full details, see Floor crossings, resignations and expulsions.
- ^ Member died in office. For full details, see Floor crossings, resignations and expulsions.
References
- ^ "FAQs". Parliament of Botswana. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Report to the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration on the 2019 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). 2020.
- ^ Tlhankane, Mompati (5 June 2023). "UDC accused of destabilising BCP". Mmegi. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "SEROWE WEST CONSTITUENCY BY-ELECTION SET FOR JULY 8". DailyNews. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b Bothoko, Pini (24 April 2023). "Tshekedi disqualified as MP". Mmegi. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b Gasennelwe, Utlwanang (21 December 2020). "Moatlhodi finally quits UDC, joins BDP". Weekend Post. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "REATILE QUITS BDP". Mmegi Online. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "LESASO DUMPS UDC, JOINS BDP". Mmegi Online. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Selatlhwa, Innocent (22 May 2023). "Dow: Democracy under threat". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "YANDANI BOKO RESIGNS FROM PARLIAMENT". Facebook. WeekendPost. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝘂𝗺𝗲𝘇𝘄𝗲𝗻𝗶 𝗠𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗸𝗵𝘂𝗹𝘂 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝘆". Facebook.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.