Lesotho general election, 1993

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General elections were held in Lesotho between 27 and 29 March 1993, the first full elections since the ruling Basotho National Party annulled the results of the 1970 elections, which they had lost to the Basutoland Congress Party. Of the 736,930 registered voters, 532,678 cast valid votes.^[1]

The BCP were victorious in the election, winning all 65 of the seats in the National Assembly. Its leader, Ntsu Mokhehle, became Prime Minister.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Basutoland Congress Party	398,355	74.7	65
Basotho National Party	120,686	22.6	0
Marematlou Freedom Party	7,650	1.4	0
Popular Front for Democracy	947	0.2	0
Hareeng Basotho Party	646	0.1	0
United Democratic Party	582	0.1	0
Kopanang Basotho Party	417	0.1	0
Lesotho Labour Party	244	0.1	0
National Independent Party	241	0.1	0
Lesotho Education Party	63	0.0	0
United Party	51	0.0	0
Liberal Party of Lesotho	43	0.0	0
Independents	2,753	0.5	0
Total	532,978	100	65
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ 27 March 1993 National Assembly Election African Elections Database

Elections in Lesotho

General elections	1960 1965 1970 1985 1993 1998 2002 2007 2012 2015

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