The Botswana general election of 2004 was contested by the Botswana Democratic Party

Botswana Democratic Party

The Botswana Democratic Party is the governing conservative party in Botswana. Its chairman is Daniel Kwelagobe.BDP was shaped by Sir Seretse Khama, who is celebrated for nurturing the economic and political success of Botswana. The party's base is in the traditional Setswana communities, and it...

 (BDP) and eight opposition parties. 57 seats in the Parliament were contested, with the largest opposition party, the Botswana National Front

Botswana National Front

The Botswana National Front has been the main opposition party in Botswana since the 1969 elections.It achieved its greatest electoral success in the 1994 elections, when it won 37.1% of the vote and 13 of 40 parliamentary seats. A factional conflict in 1998 led to the departure of 11 of these...

(BNF), accusing the Independent Election Commission of fundamental errors in its conduct of voter registrations. The election was won, as predicted, by the BDP, which obtained 44 seats in the new parliament. Voter turnout was 76.2%.

Election results

Despite the fact that the Botswana National Front (BNF), Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) and Botswana Peoples Party (BPP), entered into an election pact agreement in 2003, campaigns were marked by open personal attacks between the opposition parties and their respective leaders. Nevertheless, given the combined support for the opposition in the elections, any sort of opposition pact, merger, or alliance, would not have upset the BDP election victory.

External links

• Official election report