| Country: | Botswana |
| Type: | Legislative |
| Previous Election: | 1969 Botswana general election |
| Previous Year: | 1969 |
| Outgoing Members: | 2nd Parliament of Botswana |
| Election Date: | 26 October 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1979 Botswana general election |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
| Elected Members: | 3rd Parliament of Botswana |
| Seats For Election: | 32 of the 36 seats in the National Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 17 |
| Registered: | 205,050 |
| Image1: | Seretse_Khama_during_Independence_Talks.png |
| Leader1: | Seretse Khama |
| Party1: | Botswana Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | None |
| Last Election1: | 68.33%, 24 seats |
| Seats1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 49,047 |
| Percentage1: | 76.62% |
| Swing1: | 8.29pp |
| Leader2: | Bathoen Gaseitsiwe |
| Leaders Seat2: | Kanye South |
| Party2: | Botswana National Front |
| Last Election2: | 13.54%, 3 seats |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,358 |
| Percentage2: | 11.49% |
| Swing2: | 2.05pp |
| Image4: | Philip Matante during Independence Talks.png |
| Leader4: | Philip Matante |
| Party4: | BPP |
| Last Election4: | 12.14%, 3 seats |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Leaders Seat4: | Francistown |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,199 |
| Percentage4: | 6.56% |
| Swing4: | 5.58pp |
| Image5: | Motsamai Mpho 1965.png |
| Leader5: | Motsamai Mpho |
| Leaders Seat5: | Okavango |
| Party5: | BIP |
| Last Election5: | 5.99%, 1 seats |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,086 |
| Percentage5: | 4.82% |
| Swing5: | 1.17pp |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Seretse Khama |
| Before Party: | Botswana Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Seretse Khama |
| After Party: | Botswana Democratic Party |
General elections were held in Botswana on 26 October 1974. With 205,050 registered voters, turnout was just 31.22%.[1] The result was a third successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), who won 27 of the 32 elected seats,[2] including four in which they were unopposed.[3] Local elections were held on the same day, with a turnout of just 30.3%, and saw the BDP strengthen its position.[3]
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.[3]