During its existence, the BIP played the role of a minor opposition party. The party participated in five national elections (1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, and 1989), but managed to gain representation in the National Assembly only twice (1969 and 1974), both times winning only one seat.
In 1994, the BIP merged with the Botswana Freedom Party (BFP) to form the Independence Freedom Party (IFP) under the leadership of Motsamai Mpho. The IFP won only 3% of the vote and no seats in elections held on 15 October 1994. Soon after, the IFP ceased to exist.
botswana, independence, party, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, lea. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Botswana Independence Party news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Botswana Independence Party BIP was a political party in Botswana that existed from 1962 to 1994 The BIP was founded in 1962 by former members of the Botswana People s Party BPP and was led by Motsamai Mpho During its existence the BIP played the role of a minor opposition party The party participated in five national elections 1969 1974 1979 1984 and 1989 but managed to gain representation in the National Assembly only twice 1969 and 1974 both times winning only one seat In 1994 the BIP merged with the Botswana Freedom Party BFP to form the Independence Freedom Party IFP under the leadership of Motsamai Mpho The IFP won only 3 of the vote and no seats in elections held on 15 October 1994 Soon after the IFP ceased to exist Electoral results editElection Leader Votes Seats Seat change Rank Status 1965 Motsamai Mpho 6 491 4 61 0 35 nbsp 0 nbsp 3rd Extra parliamentary 1969 Motsamai Mpho 4 601 6 01 1 35 nbsp 1 nbsp 4th Opposition 1974 Motsamai Mpho 3 086 4 82 1 36 nbsp 0 nbsp 4th Opposition 1979 Motsamai Mpho 5 657 4 21 0 36 nbsp 1 nbsp 4th Extra parliamentary 1984 Motsamai Mpho 7 288 3 20 0 38 nbsp 0 nbsp 4th Extra parliamentary 1989 Motsamai Mpho 6 209 2 48 0 38 nbsp 0 nbsp 4th Extra parliamentary nbsp nbsp This article about a political party in Botswana is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Botswana Independence Party amp oldid 1129173725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
