This article reviews the economic and political developments in Botswana in the election years 1989, 1994 and 1999. The aim is to gauge the extent to which the economic conditions upon which elections take place have any effect on the outcome of elections. To the best of our knowledge, this article represents the first known attempt to systematically evaluate the relationship between economic conditions and election outcomes in Botswana. The article discusses the performance of political parties and the possible reasons for such in the specific election year. The discussion is later tied to the review of economic conditions with a view to possibly postulate a relationship between the two. It is concluded that economic factors have played a significant role in the voting behaviour of the electorate in Botswana. Perhaps not surprisingly so since man is by nature economic.
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