31 of the 35 seats in the National Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
Registered
175,042
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Seretse Khama
Philip Matante
Party
BDP
BPP
Leader's seat
Serowe North
Francistown/Tati East
Seats won
28
3
Popular vote
113,167
19,964
Percentage
80.38%
14.18%
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Seretse Khama
BDP
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General elections were held in the Bechuanaland Protectorate on 1 March 1965, the country's first election under universal suffrage.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Bechuanaland Democratic Party,[2] with Seretse Khama becoming Prime Minister. Following the elections, the country became independent as Botswana on 30 September 1966, at which point Khama became President.[1]
^ abBotswana: The 1965 Pre-Independence General Election EISA
^Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p113 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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