Report on the 1965 general election and the 1966 local government election

The absence of comprehensive reports on the 1965 Legislative Assembly and the 1966 local government elections has been a limitation for scholars conducting research on elections in Botswana. The results of these two elections are provided in this paper and are intended to serve as a data source for future studies of elections in Botswana. The paper describes how the authors discovered the data, attempted to ensure its accuracy, chose a method for presentation, and used it to identify shortcomings in previous election studies. Some of the distinguishing characteristics of these elections are also discussed. App., bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]