Английская Википедия:Botswana Congress Party
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The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is a social democratic political party in Botswana. Founded in 1998 as a result of a split from the Botswana National Front (BNF), the party attracted most of the BNF's sitting MPs due to a leadership dispute involving the BNF's leader, Kenneth Koma.
History
The BCP was formed by 11 sitting MPs and immediately became the official opposition in parliament. Party president Michael Dingake served as Leader of the Opposition until parliament was dissolved in advance of the 1999 general elections. In the 1999 general elections, the BCP won 11.9% of the vote and retained only one seat (out of 40). In the elections, 30 October 2004, the party won 16.6% of the popular vote and 1 out of 57 seats. The sole BCP member of parliament was Dumelang Saleshando, the son of then BCP president, Gilson Saleshando.
In 2009, the party contested the 2009 election in a pact with the Botswana Alliance Movement. However, talks to form an alliance with the Botswana National Front proved fruitless.
The 2009 elections proved a decisive success for the party. The BCP won 19.2% of the popular vote and 4 parliamentary seats. Its 19.2% popular vote makes it the third largest political movement in Botswana.[1] The BCP retained the Gaborone Central constituency and won the Chobe, Okavango, and Selebi Phikwe West constituencies from the BDP. Pact partner BAM won 2.3% of the vote and defeated the former Minister of Education and Skills Development, Jacob Nkate, in the Ngami constituency. Despite its losses to the BCP, the BDP won enough constituencies from the BNF to increase its overall representation by one seat.
In May 2010, the BCP and the BAM merged under the BCP label with a new party symbol that incorporates elements of the parent parties.[2] Following the merger, the BCP controlled 5 seats in the National Assembly.
On 4 September 2010, the BCP contested by elections in Tonota North constituency with the support of the other three opposition parties, Botswana National Front (BNF), Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) and the BDP breakaway party Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). The BCP candidate increased her vote share slightly, to 36.1%, but lost to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).The party recently lost a key member, Member of parliament for Okavango Hon Bagalatia Aaron, who defected to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party.[3][4]
Electoral history
National Assembly
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Michael Dingake | 40,096 | 11.90% | Шаблон:Composition bar | New | Шаблон:Increase 3rd | Шаблон:No2 |
| 2004 | Otlaadisa Koosaletse | 68,556 | 16.62% | Шаблон:Composition bar | Шаблон:Steady | Шаблон:Steady 3rd | Шаблон:No2 |
| 2009 | Gilson Saleshando | 104,302 | 19.15% | Шаблон:Composition bar | Шаблон:Increase 3 | Шаблон:Steady 3rd | Шаблон:No2 |
| 2014 | Dumelang Saleshando | 140,998 | 20.43% | Шаблон:Composition bar | Шаблон:Decrease 1 | Шаблон:Steady 3rd | Шаблон:No2 |
| 2019 | 112,479 | 14.57% | Шаблон:Composition bar | Шаблон:Increase 8 | Шаблон:Increase 2nd | Шаблон:No2 |
References
External links
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