Elections in Lesotho

Lesotho elects a legislature on the national level. The Parliament has two chambers: the National Assembly with 120 members, elected for a five-year term by Mixed Member Proportional Representation, 80 of which in single-seat constituencies; and the Senate, with 33 nominated members.

Previous elections

• 1970 Lesotho general election
• 1985 Lesotho general election
• 1993 Lesotho general election
• 1998 Lesotho general election
• 2002 Lesotho general election
• 2007 Lesotho general election
• 2012 Lesotho general election
• 2015 Lesotho general election
• 2017 Lesotho general election

Latest election

Main article: 2022 Lesotho general election

The elections were postponed in the Stadium Area constituency following the death of the Basotholand Total Liberation Congress candidate.

The ruling All Basotho Convention lost all its constituency seats, including that of party leader Nkaku Kabi.[1] Although the Democratic Congress party ran its campaign opposing the ABC, the party's recent support for the coalition government allowed the new Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party to seem more credible as a new start.[2]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				FPTP	List	Total	+/–
	Revolution for Prosperity	201,478	38.89	57	0	57	New
	Democratic Congress	128,517	24.81	18	11	29	–1
	All Basotho Convention	37,809	7.30	0	8	8	–40
	Basotho Action Party	29,285	5.65	0	6	6	New
	Alliance of Democrats	20,843	4.02	2	3	5	–4
	Movement for Economic Change	17,281	3.34	1	3	4	–2
	Lesotho Congress for Democracy	12,326	2.38	0	3	3	–8
	Socialist Revolutionaries	10,738	2.07	1	1	2	New
	Basotho National Party	7,367	1.42	0	1	1	–4
	Popular Front for Democracy	4,655	0.90	0	1	1	–2
	Mpulule Political Summit	4,485	0.87	0	1	1	New
	Basotho Covenant Movement	4,117	0.79	0	1	1	New
	HOPE – Mphatlalatsane	3,717	0.72	0	1	1	New
	National Independent Party	3,704	0.71	1	0	1	0
	Basotho Patriotic Party	3,201	0.62	0	0	0	New
	United for Change	2,940	0.57	0	0	0	New
	Lesotho People's Congress	2,075	0.40	0	0	0	0
	Alliance for Free Movement	2,002	0.39	0	0	0	New
	Basutoland Congress Party	1,911	0.37	0	0	0	–1
	Reformed Congress of Lesotho	1,809	0.35	0	0	0	–1
	Marematlou Freedom Party	1,767	0.34	0	0	0	–1
	Basotho Liberation Movement	1,530	0.30	0	0	0	New
	Basotho Democratic Congress	1,167	0.23	0	0	0	New
	Basotho Democratic National Party	1,165	0.22	0	0	0	0
	Lesotho Economic Freedom	1,153	0.22	0	0	0	New
	Basotho Economic Enrichment	1,076	0.21	0	0	0	New
	Basotho Total Liberation Congress	888	0.17	0	0	0	New
	Khothalang Basotho	828	0.16	0	0	0	New
	African Unity Movement	750	0.14	0	0	0	0
	Your Opportunity and Network Alliance	719	0.14	0	0	0	New
	Lekhotla la Mekhoa le Meetlo	579	0.11	0	0	0	0
	Basotho Social Party	557	0.11	0	0	0	New
	Metsi and Natural Resources Party	533	0.10	0	0	0	New
	Basotho Poverty Solution Party	472	0.09	0	0	0	New
	Bahlabani ba Tokoloho Movement	468	0.09	0	0	0	New
	Development Party for All	469	0.09	0	0	0	New
	Basutholand African National Congress	446	0.09	0	0	0	0
	Revolutionary Alliance of Democracy	432	0.08	0	0	0	New
	Tsepo Ea Basotho	423	0.08	0	0	0	New
	African Ark	344	0.07	0	0	0	New
	Basotho Council for Economic Freedom	302	0.06	0	0	0	New
	Basotho Redevelopment Party	288	0.06	0	0	0	New
	Empowerment Movement for Basotho	282	0.05	0	0	0	New
	Mookoli Theological Front	264	0.05	0	0	0	New
	Yearn for Economic Sustainability	231	0.04	0	0	0	New
	People's Convention	225	0.04	0	0	0	New
	Allies for Patriotic Change	195	0.04	0	0	0	New
	Prayer Shawl and Light	118	0.02	0	0	0	New
	Independents	123	0.02	0	0	0	0
Total		518,054	100.00	80	40	120	0
Valid votes		518,054	98.74
Invalid/blank votes		6,594	1.26
Total votes		524,648	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,388,117	37.80
Source: IEC

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

References

1. "Why ABC lost the elections – The Post". www.thepost.co.ls. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
2. "Why the DC misfired – The Post". www.thepost.co.ls. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-10-15.

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database