Gaborone Bonnington South

Gaborone Bonnington South
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly
District	Gaborone
Population	49,965
Major settlements	Gaborone
Area	19 km2
Current constituency
Created	2012
Created from	Gaborone West North
MP	Ndaba Gaolathe
Margin of victory	5,674 (41.1 pp)

Gaborone Bonnington South is a constituency in Gaborone represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Ndaba Gaolathe, the Vice-President of Botswana since 2024. With 19 km², 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, ^[1] he lost the seat to Botswana Democratic Party candidate Christian Ntuba Greef in a three-horse race.

The urban constituency encompasses the following locations: ^{[2] [3]}

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   UDC

Election	Winner
2014 election		Ndaba Gaolathe
2019 election		Christian Ntuba Greef
2024 election		Ndaba Gaolathe

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Gaborone Bonnington South ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDC	Ndaba Gaolathe	8,805	63.73	+41.16
	BDP	Christian Ntuba Greef	3,131	22.66	−21.24
	BCP	Montwedi Muzila	1,731	12.53	N/A
	BPF	Evidence Ronald	83	0.60	N/A
	BMD	Thongbotho Morupisi	67	0.48	+0.23
Margin of victory			5,674	41.07	N/A
Total valid votes			13,817	99.67	+0.02
Rejected ballots			46	0.33	−0.02
Turnout			13,863	80.85	−3.16
Registered electors			17,147
	UDC gain from BDP		Swing	+31.20

2019 election

General election 2019: Gaborone Bonnington South ^[5]

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 UDC		Swing	+18.64

2014 election

General election 2014: Gaborone Bonnington South ^[6]

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. BMD splits and Alliance for Progressives is born The Economist Intelligence Unit, 27 September 2017
2. 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
3. REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012.
4. "Gaolathe bags Gaborone Bonnington South". DailyNews. 31 October 2024.
5. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
6. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014