1974 Botswana general election

General elections were held in Botswana on 26 October 1974. With 205,050 registered voters, turnout was just 31.22%.Botswana: 1974 National Assembly results EISA The result was a third successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), who won 27 of the 32 elected seats,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p113 including four in which they were unopposed.Botswana: The October 1974 General Election EISA Local elections were held on the same day, with a turnout of just 30.3%, and saw the BDP strengthen its position.

Campaign A total of 63 candidates contested the elections. The BDP ran a full slate of 32 candidates, the Botswana National Front had 14 candidates, the Botswana People's Party had eight, the Botswana Independence Party had six, and there were three independents.

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