Lesotho

Name: 2027 Lesotho parliamentary election
Start: 2027
Location: Lesotho

Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Maseru

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Upcoming elections

Parliamentary election
2027 Lesotho parliamentary election
2027
Date expected
Wikidata Q115632760: 2027 Lesotho parliamentary election Wikidata
2027 Lesotho parliamentary election - point in time 2027-10-31
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

General election
2027 Lesotho general election
Date to be announcedNational Assembly
Date expected

How Lesotho is governed

System of government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
gov.ls Official source
The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament and is a leader of the majority Party or Coalition of Parties in parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
nationalassembly.parliament.ls Official source
The National Assembly consists of a total number of 120 Members and the Senate consists of a total of 33 Senators.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: King
gov.ls Official source
The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament and is a leader of the majority Party or Coalition of Parties in parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
nationalassembly.parliament.ls Official source
The National Assembly consists of a total number of 120 Members and the Senate consists of a total of 33 Senators.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: Prime Minister
gov.ls Official source
The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament and is a leader of the majority Party or Coalition of Parties in parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
nationalassembly.parliament.ls Official source
The National Assembly consists of a total number of 120 Members and the Senate consists of a total of 33 Senators.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
gov.ls Official source
The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament and is a leader of the majority Party or Coalition of Parties in parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
nationalassembly.parliament.ls Official source
The National Assembly consists of a total number of 120 Members and the Senate consists of a total of 33 Senators.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
gov.ls Official source
The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament and is a leader of the majority Party or Coalition of Parties in parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
nationalassembly.parliament.ls Official source
The National Assembly consists of a total number of 120 Members and the Senate consists of a total of 33 Senators.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of Lesotho
gov.ls Official source
The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament and is a leader of the majority Party or Coalition of Parties in parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
nationalassembly.parliament.ls Official source
The National Assembly consists of a total number of 120 Members and the Senate consists of a total of 33 Senators.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
gov.ls Official source
The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament and is a leader of the majority Party or Coalition of Parties in parliament.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
nationalassembly.parliament.ls Official source
The National Assembly consists of a total number of 120 Members and the Senate consists of a total of 33 Senators.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Parliament of Lesotho 153 seats · 5-year term · Bicameral: National Assembly elected by mixed-member proportional representation with 80 first-past-the-post seats and 40 proportional representation seats; Sen

The King is the constitutional head of state and the Prime Minister is chosen from parliament, usually the leader of the majority party or coalition. The IEC was established in 1997 and manages elections, referenda, voter registration, party registration, and boundary demarcation.

gov.ls Official source

The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament and is a leader of the majority Party or Coalition of Parties in parliament.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

nationalassembly.parliament.ls Official source

The National Assembly consists of a total number of 120 Members and the Senate consists of a total of 33 Senators.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

King of Lesotho head of state · 1 seats · Hereditary constitutional monarchy; not popularly elected.

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Parliamentary election
2022 Lesotho general election
7 October 20224 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q84034340: 2022 Lesotho general election Wikidata
2022 Lesotho general election - point in time 2022-10-07
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2017 Lesotho general election
3 June 20179 years agoNational Assembly
Held Final results
Wikidata Q28977215: 2017 Lesotho general election Wikidata
2017 Lesotho general election - point in time 2017-06-03
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2015 Lesotho general election
28 February 201512 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q18215789: 2015 Lesotho general election Wikidata
2015 Lesotho general election - point in time 2015-02-28
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest election with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2017 Lesotho general election

3 June 2017 Final resultsTurnout 46.2%

Seats won: all 10 lines, as in the table

Results of 2017 Lesotho general election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
All Basotho Convention Elected	235,729	40.5%	48	iec.org.ls Official source Lesotho’s 2017 National Assembly elections, held on 3 June, were a snap election Recorded 8 Oct 2026 eisa.org News report Of 1 253 541 registered voters, a total of 579 666 cast a ballot, representing a voter turnout of 46.24 per cent. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Democratic Congress Elected	150,172	25.8%	30	iec.org.ls Official source Lesotho’s 2017 National Assembly elections, held on 3 June, were a snap election Recorded 8 Oct 2026 eisa.org News report Of 1 253 541 registered voters, a total of 579 666 cast a ballot, representing a voter turnout of 46.24 per cent. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Lesotho Congress for Democracy Elected	52,052	9%	11	iec.org.ls Official source Lesotho’s 2017 National Assembly elections, held on 3 June, were a snap election Recorded 8 Oct 2026 eisa.org News report Of 1 253 541 registered voters, a total of 579 666 cast a ballot, representing a voter turnout of 46.24 per cent. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Alliance of Democrats Elected	42,686	7.3%	9	iec.org.ls Official source Lesotho’s 2017 National Assembly elections, held on 3 June, were a snap election Recorded 8 Oct 2026 eisa.org News report Of 1 253 541 registered voters, a total of 579 666 cast a ballot, representing a voter turnout of 46.24 per cent. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Movement for Economic Change Elected	29,420	5.1%	6	iec.org.ls Official source Lesotho’s 2017 National Assembly elections, held on 3 June, were a snap election Recorded 8 Oct 2026 eisa.org News report Of 1 253 541 registered voters, a total of 579 666 cast a ballot, representing a voter turnout of 46.24 per cent. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Basotho National Party Elected	23,541	4.1%	5	iec.org.ls Official source Lesotho’s 2017 National Assembly elections, held on 3 June, were a snap election Recorded 8 Oct 2026 eisa.org News report Of 1 253 541 registered voters, a total of 579 666 cast a ballot, representing a voter turnout of 46.24 per cent. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Popular Front for Democracy Elected	13,200	2.3%	3	iec.org.ls Official source Lesotho’s 2017 National Assembly elections, held on 3 June, were a snap election Recorded 8 Oct 2026 eisa.org News report Of 1 253 541 registered voters, a total of 579 666 cast a ballot, representing a voter turnout of 46.24 per cent. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
National Independent Party Elected	6,375	1.1%	1	iec.org.ls Official source Lesotho’s 2017 National Assembly elections, held on 3 June, were a snap election Recorded 8 Oct 2026 eisa.org News report Of 1 253 541 registered voters, a total of 579 666 cast a ballot, representing a voter turnout of 46.24 per cent. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Reformed Congress of Lesotho Elected	4,037	0.7%	1	iec.org.ls Official source Lesotho’s 2017 National Assembly elections, held on 3 June, were a snap election Recorded 8 Oct 2026 eisa.org News report Of 1 253 541 registered voters, a total of 579 666 cast a ballot, representing a voter turnout of 46.24 per cent. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Basutoland Congress Party Elected	3,458	0.6%	1	iec.org.ls Official source Lesotho’s 2017 National Assembly elections, held on 3 June, were a snap election Recorded 8 Oct 2026 eisa.org News report Of 1 253 541 registered voters, a total of 579 666 cast a ballot, representing a voter turnout of 46.24 per cent. Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Lesotho in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

gov.lsOfficial source
gov.lsOfficial source
iec.org.lsOfficial source
iec.org.lsOfficial source
nationalassembly.parliament.lsOfficial source
parliament.lsOfficial source
Wikidata Q18215789: 2015 Lesotho general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q28977215: 2017 Lesotho general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q84034340: 2022 Lesotho general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q115632760: 2027 Lesotho parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
eisa.orgNews report

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Upcoming elections

2027 Lesotho parliamentary election

2027 Lesotho general election

How Lesotho is governed

Elected offices

Past elections

2022 Lesotho general election

2017 Lesotho general election

2015 Lesotho general election

Results

2017 Lesotho general election

Lesotho in numbers

Sources

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