| 13th Parliament of Botswana | |
| Body: | National Assembly |
| Election: | 30 October 2024 |
| Government: | Boko cabinet |
| Opposition: | BCP |
| Before: | 12th |
| Chamber1: | National Assembly |
| Chamber1 Image: | File:Parliament of Botswana.svg |
| Membership1: | 69 |
| Control1: | UDC |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Dithapelo Keorapetse |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Helen Manyeneng |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | President of Botswana |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Duma Boko |
| Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | Leader of the House |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Moeti Mohwasa |
| Chamber1 Leader5 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Chamber1 Leader5: | Dumelang Saleshando |
The 13th Parliament of Botswana is the current meeting of the National Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Parliament of Botswana. Its membership was determined by the results of the 2024 general election. It began on 6 November 2024 following the 30 October 2024 general election and will end in or before November 2029 to trigger the next election.
The Parliament was elected using first-past-the-post voting. The Parliament has 61 elected members, an increase of four members, compared to the 12th Parliament, following the 2022 seat redistricting cycle, marking the first time since the inauguration of the 9th Parliament that the number of elected members has risen.[1] [2]
See main article: 2024 Botswana general election. The 2024 general election was held on 30 October. The official opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) won 36 seats in the election, an increase of 8 seats and the first time in history that a party other than the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won an election. The Botswana Congress Party, got 15 seats, an increase of 8. The Botswana Patriotic Front won 5 seats, an increase of 2 seats. The ruling BDP was reduced to a rump of 4 seats after losing a total of 34 seats. Whilst Edwin Dikoloti of Goodhope-Mmathethe, garnered a seat as an independent candidate, the second time Parliament has had an elected independent since Nehemiah Modubule of Lobatse constituency in 2009.
Botswana general election results (30 October 2024)
See also: List of political parties in Botswana. The table below lists the distribution of the 69 seats by party in the National Assembly.This table shows the number of MPs in each party:
| Affiliation | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At the 2024 Botswana general election | |||
| 36 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| Government total | 49 | ||
| 15 | |||
| 4 | |||
| Opposition total | 19 | ||
| 1 | |||
| Total MPs in Parliament | 69 | ||
| Working Government majority | 30 | ||
This is a list of the 61 elected members of the 13th Parliament of Botswana.
| No. | Constituency | Name | Party | data-sort-type="number" | Majority | data-sort-type="number" | % of total votes | data-sort-type="number" | Margin (% points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chobe | Simasiku Mapulanga | BCP | 2,853 | 63.31 | 34.49 | ||||
| 2 | Maun North | Dumelang Saleshando | 5,707 | 64.08 | 43.65 | |||||
| 3 | Maun East | Goretetse Kekgonegile | 4,061 | 59.14 | 32.09 | |||||
| 4 | Maun West | Caterpillar Hikuama | 2,709 | 55.60 | 20.75 | |||||
| 5 | Ngami | Phillimon Aaron | 2,255 | 59.54 | 22.84 | |||||
| 6 | Okavango West | Kenny Kapinga | 1,049 | 53.12 | 11.11 | |||||
| 7 | Okavango East | Gabatsholwe Disho | 795 | 50.11 | 9.34 | |||||
| 8 | Tati East | Thabologo Furniture | 418 | 33.47 | 3.12 | |||||
| 9 | Tati West | Justin Hunyepa | UDC | 3,490 | 49.99 | 25.99 | ||||
| 10 | Francistown East | Ntsima Tiroeaone | UDC | 370 | 36.84 | 4.42 | ||||
| 11 | Francistown South | Wynter Mmolotsi | UDC | 5,109 | 67.71 | 53.17 | ||||
| 12 | Francistown West | Mokwaledi Ignatius Moswaane | UDC | 3,803 | 58.51 | 35.70 | ||||
| 13 | Nata-Gweta | Lawrence Ookeditse | BPF | 3,916 | 52.62 | 33.21 | ||||
| 14 | Nkange | Motlhaleemang Moalosi | BCP | 2,674 | 43.21 | 12.32 | ||||
| 15 | Shashe West | Jeremiah Frenzel | BPF | 3,916 | 52.62 | 33.21 | ||||
| 16 | Tonota | Gaefele Sedombo | UDC | 2,509 | 48.20 | 17.22 | ||||
| 17 | Bobirwa | Taolo Lucas | 2,343 | 52.57 | 12.23 | |||||
| 18 | Molebatsi Molebatsi | UDC | 38 | 30.33 | 0.35 | |||||
| 19 | Kgoberego Nkawana | 968 | 41.30 | 14.07 | ||||||
| 20 | Reuben Kaizer | 38 | 36.94 | 0.44 | ||||||
| 21 | Palapye | Onneetse Ramogapi | UDC | 4,022 | 44.34 | 18.74 | ||||
| 22 | Tswapong North | Prince Maele | 3,076 | 37.44 | 15.49 | |||||
| 23 | Augustine Nyatanga | 4,140 | 53.03 | 30.75 | ||||||
| 24 | Mahalapye West | David Tshere | UDC | 7,957 | 73.20 | 58.43 | ||||
| 25 | Tswapong South | Kesitegile Gobotswang | BCP | 1,626 | 38.22 | 10.36 | ||||
| 26 | Shoshong | Moneedi Bagaisamang | UDC | 5,112 | 58.22 | 38.43 | ||||
| 27 | Serowe North | Baratiwa Mathoothe | BPF | 4,836 | 63.66 | 40.32 | ||||
| 28 | Serowe South | Lesedi Leepetswe | BPF | 3,214 | 44.18 | 25.12 | ||||
| 29 | Serowe West | Onalepelo Kedikilwe | BPF | 4,141 | 65.24 | 41.21 | ||||
| 30 | Boteti East | Atamelang Keoagile | UDC | 2,278 | 41.92 | 15.90 | ||||
| 31 | Boteti West | Sam Digwa | UDC | 2,235 | 49.17 | 14.66 | ||||
| 32 | Kgatleng Central | Mpho Morolong | UDC | 2,114 | 43.63 | 12.74 | ||||
| 33 | Kgatleng East | Mabuse Pule | BDP | 30 | 39.58 | 0.25 | ||||
| 34 | Kgatleng West | Unity Dow | 193 | 33.05 | 1.44 | |||||
| 35 | Gaborone Central | Phenyo Butale | UDC | 2,381 | 47.30 | 20.50 | ||||
| 36 | Gaborone North | Shawn Nthaile | UDC | 935 | 37.28 | 6.51 | ||||
| 37 | Gaborone South | Nelson Ramaotwana | UDC | 4,740 | 60.31 | 37.28 | ||||
| 38 | Gaborone Bonnington North | Maipelo Mophuting | UDC | 2,565 | 47.90 | 21.94 | ||||
| 39 | Gaborone Bonnington South | Ndaba Gaolathe | UDC | 5,674 | 63.73 | 41.07 | ||||
| 40 | Tlowkeng | Phenyo Segokgo | UDC | 4,351 | 57.63 | 29.51 | ||||
| 41 | Gamalete | Boniface Mabeo | BCP | 1,629 | 42.79 | 7.09 | ||||
| 42 | Mogoditshane East | Barongwang Letlhogonolo | UDC | 1,103 | 45.38 | 11.29 | ||||
| 43 | Mogoditshane West | Galenawabo Lekau | UDC | 1,375 | 42.46 | 13.39 | ||||
| 44 | Thomas Mmusi | BDP | 434 | 37.05 | 3.29 | |||||
| 45 | Helen Manyeneng | UDC | 120 | 33.19 | 1.16 | |||||
| 46 | Palelo Motaosane | BDP | 2,191 | 53.29 | 14.05 | |||||
| 47 | Molepolole South | Shima Monageng | UDC | 2,364 | 51.56 | 14.74 | ||||
| 48 | Molepolole North | Arafat Khan | UDC | 3,057 | 54.50 | 12.88 | ||||
| 49 | Bogatsu Tshenolo | UDC | 1,116 | 42.87 | 7.30 | |||||
| 50 | Letlhakeng | Domcaza Mogwathi | UDC | 4,163 | 60.67 | 35.38 | ||||
| 51 | Takatokwane | Jacob Kelebeng | UDC | 3,706 | 63.20 | 32.32 | ||||
| 52 | Lobatse | Kamal Jacobs | UDC | 4,173 | 66.35 | 40.29 | ||||
| 53 | Goodhope-Mmathethe | Edwin Dikoloti | Ind. | 5,151 | 45.06 | 18.88 | ||||
| 54 | Mogorosi Mosanana | UDC | 3,488 | 66.20 | 19.19 | |||||
| 55 | Kanye West | Victor Phologolo | UDC | 2,335 | 53.32 | 14.68 | ||||
| 56 | Karabo Gare | BDP | 6,865 | 59.50 | 30.43 | |||||
| 57 | Jwaneng-Mabutsane | Omphemetse Kwapa | UDC | 1,426 | 44.48 | 7.33 | ||||
| 58 | Reason Lekhutlane | UDC | 283 | 48.55 | 2.67 | |||||
| 59 | Kgalagadi South | Micus Chimbombi | UDC | 2,630 | 54.91 | 16.60 | ||||
| 60 | Ghanzi | Noah Salakae | UDC | 2,880 | 54.90 | 20.88 | ||||
| 61 | Charleshill | Motsamai Motsamai | UDC | 295 | 41.07 | 3.73 | ||||