General elections were held in Lesotho

Lesotho

Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...

 between 27 and 29 March 1993, the first full elections since the ruling Basotho National Party

Basotho National Party

The Basotho National Party is a political party in Lesotho, founded in the 1959 as the Basutoland National Party by Leabua Jonathan. He was Prime Minister from 1965 until the coup of 1986....

 annulled the results of the 1970 elections

Lesotho general election, 1970

General elections were held in Lesotho on 27 and 28 January 1970, the first since independence in 1966. They were won by the opposition Basutoland Congress Party, but without announcing the results, the ruling Basotholand National Party declared a state of emergency, annulling the election,...

, which they had lost to the Basutoland Congress Party. Of the 736,930 registered voters, 532,678 cast valid votes.

The BCP were victorious in the election, winning all 65 of the seats in the National Assembly

National Assembly of Lesotho

The National Assembly of Lesotho is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 17 February 2007, has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...

. Its leader, Ntsu Mokhehle

Ntsu Mokhehle

Ntsu Mokhehle was a Lesotho politician. He served as Prime Minister of the country from 2 April 1993 to 17 August 1994 and from 14 September 1994 to 29 May 1998.Mokhehle was born in Teyateyaneng...

, became Prime Minister.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Basutoland Congress Party	398,355	74.7	65
Basotho National Party Basotho National Party The Basotho National Party is a political party in Lesotho, founded in the 1959 as the Basutoland National Party by Leabua Jonathan. He was Prime Minister from 1965 until the coup of 1986....	120,686	22.6	0
Marematlou Freedom Party Marematlou Freedom Party The Marematlou Freedom Party is a political party in Lesotho. It was originally formed in 1956 by Chief Seepheephe Matete and members of his Bafokeng clan as a pressure group called the Marema Tlou that succeeded in installing Constantine Bereng Seeiso as paramount chief in 1960...	7,650	1.4	0
Popular Front for Democracy Popular Front for Democracy The Popular Front for Democracy is a political party in Lesotho.At the elections for the National Assembly, 25 May 2002, the party won 1.1% of popular votes and 1 out of 120 seats. In the 17 February 2007 parliamentary election, the party kept 1 seat....	947	0.2	0
Hareeng Basotho Party	646	0.1	0
United Democratic Party	582	0.1	0
Kopanang Basotho Party	417	0.1	0
Lesotho Labour Party	244	0.1	0
National Independent Party National Independent Party The National Independent Party is a political party in Lesotho.The NIP was founded by Anthony Manyeli as a split from the Basotho National Party. It performed poorly in the 1993 and 1998 parliamentary elections, but in the election for the National Assembly held on 25 May 2002, the party won 5.5%...	241	0.1	0
Lesotho Education Party	63	0.0	0
United Party	51	0.0	0
Liberal Party of Lesotho	43	0.0	0
Independents	2,753	0.5	0
Total	532,978	100	65
Source: African Elections Database