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Parliamentary constituency in Gaborone, 2012 onwards
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Gaborone Bonnington South
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Boundary of Gaborone Bonnington South in Botswana
DistrictGaborone
Population35,508
Major settlementsGaborone
Area13 km
Current constituency
Created2012
Created fromGaborone West North
MP  TBD

Gaborone Bonnington South is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana. With 13 km, Gaborone Bonnington South is the smallest constituency of Botswana.

Constituency profile

The constituency was created in 2012, from the former Gaborone West South constituency. In 2014 it was won by the Umbrella for Democratic Change candidate, Ndaba Gaolathe. In 2019, following Gaolathe's defection from UDC to found the Alliance for Progressives, he lost the seat to Botswana Democratic Party candidate Christian Ntuba Greef in a three-horse race.

The urban constituency encompasses the following locations:

  1. Difetlhamolelo Block 9
  2. Mafikana Phase 4
  3. Madirelo
  4. Mabudisa Phase 1
  5. Mafatswa
  6. Kgale View

Members of Parliament

Key:   UDC   BDP

Election Winner
2014 election Ndaba Gaolathe
2019 election Christian Ntuba Greef

Election results

2019 election

General election 2019: Gaborone Bonnington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BDP Christian Ntuba Greef 4,603 43.90 +12.79
AP Ndaba Gaolathe 3,461 33.01 −24.48
UDC Nelson Ramaotwana 2,367 22.57 −34.92
RAP Gaolathe Mokgosi 29 0.29 N/A
BMD Jopa Osupile 26 0.25 N/A
Margin of victory 1,142 10.89 +17.08
Total valid votes 10,486 99.65 −0.06
Rejected ballots 37 0.35 +0.06
Turnout 10,523 84.01 +0.06
Registered electors 12,526
BDP gain from AP Swing +18.64

2014 election

General election 2014: Gaborone Bonnington South
Party Candidate Votes %
UDC Ndaba Gaolathe 6,646 57.49
BDP Botsalo Ntuane 3,597 31.11
BCP Abbey Buti Chengeta 1.318 11.40
Margin of victory 3,049 26.38
Turnout 11,595 83.95%
Registered electors 13,811
Total valid votes 11,561 99.71
Rejected ballots 34 0.29
UDC win (new seat)

References

  1. 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 58.
  2. ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
  3. BMD splits and Alliance for Progressives is born The Economist Intelligence Unit, 27 September 2017
  4. REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012.
  5. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
  6. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
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