Electoral system for national legislature

Constitution of Botswana, accessed 25 September 2024

57. Parliament

There shall be a Parliament of Botswana which shall consist of the President and a National Assembly.

63. Constituencies

Botswana shall be divided into as many constituencies as there are Elected Members of the National Assembly and each of those constituencies shall return one Member to the National Assembly.

Botswana, Electoral Act of 1968 (as of 2004), accessed 25 September 2024

Article 43: A poll for the purposes of this Act shall be taken by ballot and the results shall be ascertained by counting the votes given to each candidate, the candidate to whom the majority of votes has been given being deemed to have been elected.