Latest by-elections confirm BCP growth

As with past elections, the results show that the BCP continues to register growth in a number of areas. It will be recalled that the BCP first contested elections in 1999 and garnered 11 percent of the total votes cast at a national level. In the subsequent general elections, we increased our share of the popular vote by 5%, the highest growth rate ever achieved in the recent political history of Botswana.

The Palapye results show that for the first time ever, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won the Palapye constituency with the smallest margin, compared to past results. Though we did not win the constituency, we scooped 41% of the total votes cast in Palapye. In 2004, the BCP was only voted for by 33% of the voters. We are convinced that if the current growth rate is maintained, we should be able to win the Palapye constituency in 2009.