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1st Parliament of Botswana
2nd Parliament
Overview
JurisdictionBotswana
Meeting placeGaborone
Term1966 – 1969
Election1965 Bechuanaland general election
GovernmentBotswana Democratic Party
OppositionBotswana People's Party
National Assembly
Members31
SpeakerAlfred Merriweather
Deputy SpeakerGaefalale Sebeso
Party controlBotswana Democratic Party

The 1st Parliament of Botswana, composed of 31 members of the National Assembly, met in Gaborone from September 1966, when Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom, to 1969. Its membership was set by the 1965 Bechuanaland general election, which gave the Botswana Democratic Party control of Parliament with 28 members, while the Botswana People's Party received the remaining three seats.

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