Gaborone Bonnington North

Gaborone Bonnington North
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly
District	Gaborone
Population	52,082
Major settlements	Gaborone
Area	20 km2
Current constituency
Created	2012
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. ^[1] With an area of 23 km², Gaborone Bonnington North is the second smallest constituency of Botswana after Gaborone Bonnington South. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

The urban constituency encompasses the following locations: ^{[4] [2]}

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

Election	Winner
2014 election		Duma Boko
2019 election		Anna Mokgethi
2024 election		Maipelo Mophuting

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Gaborone Bonnington North ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDC	Maipelo Mophuting	5,600	47.90	+12.03
	BDP	Anna Mokgethi	3,035	25.96	−29.37
	BCP	Moiseraele Dibeela	2,714	23.21	N/A
	BPF	Ookeditse Malesu	195	1.67	N/A
	BMD	Donald Motsumi	148	1.27	N/A
Margin of victory			2,565	21.94	N/A
Total valid votes			11,692	98.95	−0.40
Rejected ballots			124	1.05	+0.40
Turnout			11,816	83.77	−2.96
Registered electors			14,105
	UDC gain from BDP		Swing	+20.70

2019 election

General election 2019: Gaborone Bonnington North ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2014 election

General election 2014: Gaborone Bonnington North ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

References

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