Gaborone (Botswana constituency)

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Gaborone
Former Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Botswana National Assembly - Gaborone Constituency (1974-1984).svg
Boundary of Gaborone in Botswana
District Gaborone
Major settlements Gaborone
Former constituency
Created1974
Abolished1984
Created from Gaborone/Ramotswa
Replaced by Gaborone North
Gaborone South

Gaborone was the constituency that represented the city of Gaborone in the National Assembly of Botswana from 1974 to 1984, following its separation from Gaborone/Ramotswa in 1972 and until its division in 1984 into two constituencies, Gaborone North and Gaborone South . [1] [2] It was represented by an MP in the National Assembly of Botswana, elected by first-past-the-post voting system.

Contents

Members of Parliament

Key:  BDP

ElectionWinner
1974 election Welly Seboni
1979 election Peter Mmusi

Election results

1979 election

General election 1979: Gaborone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Peter Mmusi 2,661 54.73 −18.58
BNF Kenneth Koma 1,97340.58+15.27
BPP Lingisisani Kula2284.69N/A
Margin of victory68814.15−33.82
Turnout 4,86261.53+31.07
Registered electors 7,902
BDP hold Swing −16.93

1974 election

General election 1974: Gaborone [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
BDP Welly Seboni 1,195 73.31
BNF Kenneth Koma 41325.34
Independent L. Kgang221.35
Margin of victory782−47.97
Turnout 1,64030.46
Registered electors 5,384
BDP win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ 1972 DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES
  2. ↑ EISA - 1984 Botswana general election
  3. ↑ Report to the Minister of State on the general elections, 1974 (PDF). Supervisor of Elections. 1974.
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