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词条 2004 Botswana general election
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  1. Background

  2. Campaign

  3. Conduct

  4. Results

  5. References

{{Infobox Election
| election_name = Botswana general election, 2004
| country = Botswana
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Botswana general election, 1999
| previous_year = 1999
| previous_mps =
| next_election = Botswana general election, 2009
| next_year = 2009
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election = 57 of the 63 seats to the National Assembly
| election_date = {{Start date|2004|10|30|df=y}}
| image1 =
| leader1 = Festus Mogae
| leader_since1 = 1 April 1998
| party1 = Botswana Democratic Party
| leaders_seat1 = not running
| last_election1 = 33 seats, 57.15%
| seats1 = 44
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 11
| popular_vote1 = 213,308
| percentage1 = 51.73%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 5.42%
| image2 =
| leader2 = Otsweletse Moupo
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = Botswana National Front
| leaders_seat2 = Selibe Phikwe West
| last_election2 = 6 seats, 25.95%
| seats2 = 12
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 6
| popular_vote2 = 107,451
| percentage2 = 26.06%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 0.11%
| image3 =
| leader3 = Otlaadisa Koosaletse
| leader_since3 = 2001
| party3 = Botswana Congress Party
| leaders_seat3 = Lobatse
| last_election3 = 1 seats, 11.90%
| seats3 = 1
| seat_change3 = {{steady}} 0
| popular_vote3 = 68,556
| percentage3 = 16.62%
| swing3 = {{increase}} 4.72%
| title = President
| before_election = Festus Mogae
| before_party = Botswana Democratic Party
| after_election = Festus Mogae
| after_party = Botswana Democratic Party

}}{{Politics of Botswana}}

General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2004, alongside local elections. The result was a ninth straight victory for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which won 44 of the 57 seats in the National Assembly.

Background

The Independent Electoral Commission had a campaign to encourage voter registration, with a target of registering at 500,000 voters. Although it achieved its target, registering around 61% of the estimated 900,000 voting age population, the opposition Botswana National Front (BNF) accused it of making errors in the registration process.[1]

Campaign

For the first time, the election campaign involved parties using billboards. However, the opposition claimed that their media access was restricted, and a study by the Media Institute of Southern Africa showed that the BDP had received over 50% of the election coverage.[1] The BDP campaigned on promises to improve training, expand electricity and water supplies and amend laws that discriminated against women. The campaign of the opposition parties focussed on unemployment and poverty.[1] However, although the BNF, Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) and Botswana People's Party (BPP), entered into an electoral pact agreement in 2003, their campaigns were marked by open personal attacks between them and their leaders.

Fifty-six of the 57 constituencies were contested, with Vice President Ian Khama unopposed in the Serowe North constituency.[1]

Conduct

For the first time, international monitors were able to observe the elections, with delegations from the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, the Commonwealth and the United Nations in attendance. There were 11,000 personnel from the Independent Electoral Commission involved in running the elections.[1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Botswana Democratic Party213,30851.7344+11
Botswana National Front107,45126.0612+6
Botswana Congress Party68,55616.6210
Botswana Alliance Movement11,7162.8400
Botswana People's Party7,8861.910New
New Democratic Front3,2370.780New
MELS Movement of Botswana1210.0300
Independents1040.0300
Indirectly-elected seats6
Invalid/blank votes8,893
Total421,27210063+19
Registered voters/turnout555,84976.20
Source: African Elections Database

References

1. ^Elections held in 2004 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611211628/http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2041_04.htm |date=2011-06-11 }} IPU
{{Botswana elections}}

3 : 2004 elections in Africa|Elections in Botswana|2004 in Botswana

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