Parliamentary constituency in the Gaborone City of Botswana
Gaborone North |
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Single-member constituency for the National Assembly |
Boundary of Gaborone North in Botswana |
District | Gaborone |
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Population | 70,395[1] |
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Major settlements | Gaborone |
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Area | 152 km2 |
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Current constituency |
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Created | 1984 |
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Party | BDP |
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Created from | Gaborone |
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MP | Mpho Balopi |
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Margin of victory | 4,536 (28.6 pp) |
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Gaborone North is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Mpho Balopi, a BDP MP.
Constituency profile
The constituency was originally created in 1984, following the division of the single constituency of Gaborone and has undergone multiple changes in its size and composition. Gaborone North was a safe seat for the BNF between 1984 and 2004. In the 1989 and 1994 elections it became the constituency where the BNF won by the largest margin.[2] In 2004 it became a competitive seat between the BDP and the BNF (and later the UDC).
The urban constituency encompasses the following locations:[3][4]
- Tsholofelo
- Tawana
- Tshweneng
- Phiring
- Ledumang
- Phokoje
- Gaborone West Block 10
- Tsholofelo Extension
- Marapoathutwa – Block 8
- Glen Valley
- Sebele
- Phakalane
- Gaborone North
- Sir Seretse Khama Airport
- Ledumadumane
Members of Parliament
Key: BNF BDP UDC
Election results
2019 election
General election 2019: Gaborone North[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| BDP | Mpho Balopi | 9,566 | 60.21 | +28.61 |
| UDC | Haskins Nkaigwa | 4,761 | 31.66 | −36.74 |
| AP | Thatayaone Molefe | 1,085 | 6.83 | N/A |
| BMD | Sydney Pilane | 207 | 1.30 | N/A |
Margin of victory | 4.536 | 28.55 | N/A |
Total valid votes | 15,888 | 99.69 | +0.03 |
Rejected ballots | 50 | 0.31 | −0.03 |
Turnout | 15,938 | 77.88 | −8.09 |
Registered electors | 20,464 | | |
| BDP gain from UDC | Swing | +32.67 | |
2014 election
General election 2014: Gaborone North[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UDC | Haskins Nkaigwa | 5,738 | 44.12 | +29.56 |
| BDP | Keletso Rakhudu | 4,109 | 31.60 | −12.55 |
| BCP | Motsei Rapelana | 3,157 | 24.28 | −17.00 |
Margin of victory | 1,629 | 12.52 | N/A |
Total valid votes | 13,004 | 99.66 | +0.37 |
Rejected ballots | 45 | 0.34 | −0.37 |
Turnout | 13,049 | 85.97 | +9.93 |
Registered electors | 15,178 | | |
| UDC gain from BDP | Swing | +21.05 | |
2009 election
General election 2009: Gaborone North[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| BDP | Keletso Rakhudu | 3,741 | 44.15 | +4.36 |
| BCP | Motsei Rapelana | 3,498 | 41.28 | +16.14 |
| BNF | Lemogang Ntime | 1,234 | 14.56 | −18.01 |
Margin of victory | 243 | 2.87 | −4.35 |
Total valid votes | 8,473 | 99.29 | +0.05 |
Rejected ballots | 61 | 0.71 | −0.05 |
Turnout | 8,534 | 76.04 | −0.17 |
Registered electors | 11,223 | | |
| BDP hold | Swing | −10.25 | |
2004 election
General election 2004: Gaborone North[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| BDP | Keletso Rakhudu | 2,480 | 39.79 | +2.37 |
| BNF | Patrick Kgoadi | 2,030 | 32.57 | −9.11 |
| BCP | Moncho Moncho | 1,567 | 25.14 | +5.14 |
| NDF | Sekgophi Bogatsu | 156 | 2.50 | N/A |
Margin of victory | 450 | 7.22 | N/A |
Total valid votes | 7,899 | 99.66 | +1.25 |
Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.34 | −1.25 |
Turnout | 5,702 | 76.21 | −3.78 |
Registered electors | 10,400 | | |
| BDP gain from BNF | Swing | +5.74 | |
1999 election
General election 1999: Gaborone North[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| BNF | Michael Mzwinila | 2,551 | 41.68 | −28.37 |
| BDP | Keletso Rakhudu | 2,290 | 37.42 | +9.05 |
| BCP | Maitshwarelo Dabutha | 1,224 | 20.00 | −50.05 |
| BAM | R. Mutshekwane | 55 | 0.90 | N/A |
Margin of victory | 261 | 4.26 | −37.42 |
Total valid votes | 6,120 | 98.41 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 99 | 1.59 | N/A |
Turnout | 6,219 | 79.99 | +1.74 |
Registered electors | 7,775 | | |
| BNF gain from BCP | Swing | −18.71 | |
1994 election
1989 election
General election 1989: Gaborone North[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| BNF | Maitshwarelo Dabutha | 4,765 | 62.70 | +6.68 |
| BDP | Pelotelele Tlhaodi | 2,750 | 35.96 | −6.20 |
| BPP | Lingisisani Kuli | 102 | 1.33 | −0.49 |
Margin of victory | 2,112 | 26.74 | +12.88 |
Turnout | 7,647 | 76.35 | −0.04 |
Registered electors | 10,480 | | |
| BNF hold | Swing | +6.44 | |
1984 election
References
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 58.
- ^ Parliament of Botswana
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. pp. 92–93.
- ^ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012. pp. 74–76.
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2009
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2004
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999
- ^ a b Results by constituency