# 13th Parliament of Botswana

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.

## Background
### 2024 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 28 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 1 seat. 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)
| | Umbrella for Democratic Change | | Botswana National Front | 193,166 | 23.13 | 23 | +19 |
| | Umbrella for Democratic Change | | Alliance for Progressives | 46,799 | 5.60 | 6 | +5 |
| | Umbrella for Democratic Change | | Independents | 39,261 | 4.70 | 3 | +3 |
| | Umbrella for Democratic Change | | Botswana People's Party | 31,636 | 3.79 | 4 | +4 |
| | Umbrella for Democratic Change | Total | Total | 310,862 | 37.22 | 36 | +21 |
| | Botswana Democratic Party | Botswana Democratic Party | Botswana Democratic Party | 254,633 | 30.49 | 4 | −34 |
| | Botswana Congress Party | Botswana Congress Party | Botswana Congress Party | 175,326 | 20.99 | 15 | +4 |
| | Botswana Patriotic Front | Botswana Patriotic Front | Botswana Patriotic Front | 69,414 | 8.31 | 5 | +2 |
| | Botswana Republican Party | Botswana Republican Party | Botswana Republican Party | 3,212 | 0.38 | 0 | New |
| | Botswana Movement for Democracy | Botswana Movement for Democracy | Botswana Movement for Democracy | 1,146 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | Real Alternative Party | Real Alternative Party | Real Alternative Party | 222 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 20,434 | 2.45 | 1 | +1 |
| Appointed and ex officio members | Appointed and ex officio members | Appointed and ex officio members | Appointed and ex officio members | | | 8 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 835,249 | 100.00 | 69 | +4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 835,249 | 98.80 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 10,145 | 1.20 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 845,394 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,038,275 | 81.42 | | |
| Source: (61/61 declared); (electorate/turnout) ||||||||

## Seat distribution

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:
Members :
| Affiliation | Affiliation | At the 2024 Botswana general election |
| | UDC | 36 |
| | BPF | 5 |
| | Specially-elected | 6 |
| | President | 1 |
| | Independent | 1 |
| Government total | Government total | 49 |
| | BCP | 15 |
| | BDP | 4 |
| Opposition total | Opposition total | 19 |
| | Speaker | 1 |
| Total MPs in Parliament | Total MPs in Parliament | 69 |
| Working Government majority | Working Government majority | 30 |

## Members

This is a list of the 61 elected members and the 6 specially-elected members of the 13th Parliament of Botswana.
| No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Majority | % of total votes | Margin (% points) |
| 1 | Chobe | Simasiku Mapulanga | BCP | 2,853 | 63.31 | 34.49 |
| 2 | Maun North | Dumelang Saleshando | BCP | 5,707 | 64.08 | 43.65 |
| 3 | Maun East | Goretetse Kekgonegile | BCP | 4,061 | 59.14 | 32.09 |
| 4 | Maun West | Caterpillar Hikuama | BCP | 2,709 | 55.60 | 20.75 |
| 5 | Ngami | Phillimon Aaron | BCP | 2,255 | 59.54 | 22.84 |
| 6 | Okavango West | Kenny Kapinga | BCP | 1,049 | 53.12 | 11.11 |
| 7 | Okavango East | Gabatsholwe Disho | BCP | 795 | 50.11 | 9.34 |
| 8 | Tati East | Thabologo Furniture | BCP | 418 | 33.47 | 3.12 |
| 9 | Tati West | Justin Hunyepa | UDC | 3,490 | 49.99 | 25.99 |
| 10 | Francistown East | Tiroeaone Ntsima | 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 | BCP | 2,343 | 52.57 | 12.23 |
| 18 | Mmadinare | Molebatsi Molebatsi | UDC | 38 | 30.33 | 0.35 |
| 19 | Selebi-Phikwe East | Kgoberego Nkawana | BCP | 968 | 41.30 | 14.07 |
| 20 | Selebi-Phikwe West | Reuben Kaizer | BCP | 38 | 36.94 | 0.44 |
| 21 | Palapye | Onneetse Ramogapi | UDC | 4,022 | 44.34 | 18.74 |
| 22 | Tswapong North | Prince Maele | UDC | 3,076 | 37.44 | 15.49 |
| 23 | Mahalapye East | Augustine Nyatanga | UDC | 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 | BCP | 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 | Gabane-Mmankgodi | Thomas Mmusi | BDP | 434 | 37.05 | 3.29 |
| 45 | Mmopane-Metsimotlhabe | Helen Manyeneng | UDC | 120 | 33.19 | 1.16 |
| 46 | Thamaga-Kumakwane | 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 | Lentsweletau-Lephephe | 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 | Kanye East | Mogorosi Mosanana | UDC | 3,488 | 66.20 | 19.19 |
| 55 | Kanye West | Victor Phologolo | UDC | 2,335 | 53.32 | 14.68 |
| 56 | Moshupa-Manyana | Karabo Gare | BDP | 6,865 | 59.50 | 30.43 |
| 57 | Jwaneng-Mabutsane | Omphemetse Kwapa | UDC | 1,426 | 44.48 | 7.33 |
| 58 | Kgalagadi North | 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 |
| Specially-elected MPs ||||||||
| 62 | Pius Mokgware | Pius Mokgware | UDC | | | |
| 63 | Bogolo Kenewendo | Bogolo Kenewendo | Ind. | | | |
| 64 | Moeti Mohwasa | Moeti Mohwasa | UDC | | | |
| 65 | Stephen Modise | Stephen Modise | UDC | | | |
| 66 | Lesego Chombo | Lesego Chombo | Ind. | | | |
| 67 | Nono Kgafela-Mokoka | Nono Kgafela-Mokoka | UDC | | | |
| President ||||||||
| 68 | Duma Boko | Duma Boko | UDC | | | |
| Presiding officer ||||||||
| 69 | Dithapelo Keorapetse | Dithapelo Keorapetse | Spkr. | | | |