Gaborone Bonnington North

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Gaborone Bonnington North
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
District Gaborone
Population56,875 [1]
Major settlements Gaborone
Area23 km2
Current constituency
Created2012
Party  UDC
Created from Gaborone West North
MP Maipelo Mophuting
Margin of victory 2,565 (21.9 pp)

Gaborone Bonnington North is a constituency in Gaborone represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024 by the assistant Minister for State President, Maipelo Mophuting of the Umbrella for Democratic Change. [2] With an area of 23 km2, Gaborone Bonnington North is the second smallest constituency of Botswana after Gaborone Bonnington South. [3]

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Constituency profile

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. [4]

The urban constituency encompasses the following locations: [5] [3]

  1. Segoditshane
  2. Broadhurst
  3. Taung
  4. Mabudisa Phase 1
  5. Ntloedibe Phase II
  6. Bokotelo
  7. Boseja Block 6
  8. Moroka Block 5
  9. Ditimamodimo Block 7
  10. Feya
  11. Central Business District

Members of Parliament

Key:  UDC   BDP   UDC

ElectionWinner
2014 election Duma Boko
2019 election Anna Mokgethi
2024 election Maipelo Mophuting

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Gaborone Bonnington North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDC Maipelo Mophuting 5,600 47.90 +12.03
BDP Anna Mokgethi 3,03525.96−29.37
BCP Moiseraele Dibeela2,71423.21N/A
BPF Ookeditse Malesu1951.67N/A
BMD Donald Motsumi1481.27N/A
Margin of victory2,56521.94N/A
Total valid votes11,69298.95−0.40
Rejected ballots1241.05+0.40
Turnout 11,81683.77−2.96
Registered electors 14,105
UDC gain from BDP Swing +20.70

2019 election

General election 2019: Gaborone Bonnington North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Anna Mokgethi 6,933 55.33 +25.81
UDC Duma Boko 2,36735.87−17.92
AP Kaelo Molefhe4138.35N/A
RAP Onkemetse Clark-Lerubisi560.45N/A
Margin of victory4,56619.46N/A
Total valid votes12,53199.35−0.30
Rejected ballots520.65+0.30
Turnout 12,58386.73+0.78
Registered electors 14,508
BDP gain from UDC Swing +21.87

2014 election

General election 2014: Gaborone Bonnington North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
UDC Duma Boko 7,694 53.79
BDP Robert Masitara4,22229.52
BCP Anna Mokgethi 2,38716.69
Margin of victory3,47227.97
Turnout 14,35285.95%
Registered electors 16,698
Total valid votes14,30399.66
Rejected ballots490.34
UDC win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
  2. 1 2 "UDC's Mophuting wins Gaborone Bonnington North". DailyNews . 31 October 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012.
  4. ↑ "Massive vote rigging uncovered in Botswana elections, claims opposition leader Duma Boko". News24. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  5. ↑ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
  6. ↑ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
  7. ↑ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
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