Gaborone Bonnington North | |
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Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
![]() Boundary of Gaborone Bonnington North in Botswana | |
District | Gaborone |
Population | 56,875 [1] |
Major settlements | Gaborone |
Area | 23 km2 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2012 |
Party | BDP |
Created from | Gaborone West North |
MP | Anna Mokgethi |
Margin of victory | 2,438 (19.5 pp) |
Gaborone Bonnington North is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Anna Mokgethi, a BDP MP. With an area of 23 km2, Gaborone Bonnington North is the second smallest constituency of Botswana after Gaborone Bonnington South. [2]
The constituency was created in 2012, from the former Gaborone West North constituency. In the 2014 elections the constituency was won by Duma Boko, leader and presidential candidate of the Umbrella for Democratic Change, who became leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly. In 2019, however, Boko decisively lost his seat to Annah Mokgethi of the Botswana Democratic Party. [3]
The urban constituency encompasses the following locations: [4] [2]
Election | Winner | |
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2014 election | Duma Boko | |
2019 election | Anna Mokgethi | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BDP | Anna Mokgethi | 6,933 | 55.33 | +25.81 | |
UDC | Duma Boko | 2,367 | 35.87 | −17.92 | |
AP | Kaelo Molefhe | 413 | 8.35 | N/A | |
RAP | Onkemetse Clark-Lerubisi | 56 | 0.45 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 4,566 | 19.46 | N/A | ||
Total valid votes | 12,531 | 99.35 | −0.30 | ||
Rejected ballots | 52 | 0.65 | +0.30 | ||
Turnout | 12,583 | 86.73 | +0.78 | ||
Registered electors | 14,508 | ||||
BDP gain from UDC | Swing | +21.87 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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UDC | Duma Boko | 7,694 | 53.79 | ||
BDP | Robert Masitara | 4,222 | 29.52 | ||
BCP | Anna Mokgethi | 2,387 | 16.69 | ||
Margin of victory | 3,472 | 27.97 | |||
Turnout | 14,352 | 85.95% | |||
Registered electors | 16,698 | ||||
Total valid votes | 14,303 | 99.66 | |||
Rejected ballots | 49 | 0.34 | |||
UDC win (new seat) |
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