Gaborone North
| Gaborone North | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
.svg) Boundary of Gaborone North in Botswana | |
| District | Gaborone |
| Population | 70,395[1] |
| Major settlements | Gaborone |
| Area | 152 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | BDP |
| Created from | Gaborone |
| MP | Mpho Balopi |
| Margin of victory | 4,536 (28.6 pp) |
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 election | Maitshwarelo Dabutha | |
| 1989 election | ||
| 1994 election | ||
| 1999 election | Michael Mzwinila | |
| 2004 election | Keletso Rakhudu | |
| 2009 election | ||
| 2014 election | Haskins Nkaigwa | |
| 2019 election | Mpho Balopi | |
Election results[edit]
2019 election[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNF | Maitshwarelo Dabutha | 4,039 | 70.05 | +7.35 | |
| BDP | Walter Dube | 1,636 | 28.37 | −7.59 | |
| BPP | Lingisisani Kuli | 91 | 1.58 | +0.25 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,403 | 41.68 | +14.94 | ||
| Turnout | 5,766 | 78.25 | +5.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,369 | ||||
| BNF hold | Swing | +7.47 | |||
1989 election[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNF | Maitshwarelo Dabutha | 3,629 | 56.02 | ||
| BDP | Archibald Mogwe | 2,731 | 42.16 | ||
| BPP | Lingisisani Kula | 118 | 1.82 | ||
| Margin of victory | 898 | 13.86 | |||
| Turnout | 6,478 | 76.39% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,480 | ||||
| BNF win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ 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