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  "id": "bw-political-parties",
  "name": "Botswana — Political Parties",
  "title": "Botswana — Political Parties",
  "description": "Political parties of Botswana from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.).",
  "category": "politics",
  "source": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 7,
  "columns": [
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      "label": "Partyfacts Id",
      "type": "number"
    },
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      "key": "name_short",
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    },
    {
      "key": "name",
      "label": "Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_english",
      "label": "Name English",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_other",
      "label": "Name Other",
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    },
    {
      "key": "year_first",
      "label": "Year First",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_last",
      "label": "Year Last",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share",
      "label": "Share",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share_year",
      "label": "Share Year",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "wikipedia",
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "description",
      "label": "Description",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "comment",
      "label": "Comment",
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    },
    {
      "key": "technical",
      "label": "Technical",
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    }
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    {
      "partyfacts_id": 2301,
      "name_short": "BDP",
      "name": "Botswana Democratic Party",
      "name_english": "Botswana Democratic Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1961,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 76.6,
      "share_year": 1974,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_Democratic_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 2336,
      "name_short": "BNF",
      "name": "Botswana National Front",
      "name_english": "Botswana National Front",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1965,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 37.1,
      "share_year": 1994,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_National_Front",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4832,
      "name_short": "UDC",
      "name": "Umbrella for Democratic Change",
      "name_english": "Umbrella for Democratic Change",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2014,
      "year_last": 2014,
      "share": 30,
      "share_year": 2014,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_for_Democratic_Change",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 2337,
      "name_short": "BCP",
      "name": "Botswana Congress Party",
      "name_english": "Botswana Congress Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1998,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 19.2,
      "share_year": 2009,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_Congress_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 3632,
      "name_short": "BPP",
      "name": "Botswana People’s Party",
      "name_english": "Botswana People’s Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1960,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 12.1,
      "share_year": 1969,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_People%27s_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 3631,
      "name_short": "BIP",
      "name": "Botswana Independence Party",
      "name_english": "Botswana Independence Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1964,
      "year_last": 1995,
      "share": 6,
      "share_year": 1969,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_Independence_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 3633,
      "name_short": "BAM",
      "name": "Botswana Alliance Movement",
      "name_english": "Botswana Alliance Movement",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1999,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 4.7,
      "share_year": 1999,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_Alliance_Movement",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "Botswana — Political Parties - Free Download",
    "description": "Political parties of Botswana from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.). Contains 7 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "Botswana — Political Parties | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download Botswana — Political Parties dataset with 7 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 7 records with 13 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata"
    ]
  }
}