| Gaborone North | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
 Boundary of Gaborone North in Botswana | |
| District | Gaborone |
| Population | 70,395 [1] |
| Major settlements | Gaborone |
| Area | 152 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | BDP |
| Created from | Gaborone |
| MP | Mpho Balopi |
| Margin of victory | 4,536 (28.6 pp) |
Gaborone North is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Mpho Balopi, a BDP MP.
The constituency was originally created in 1984, following the division of the single constituency of Gaborone and has undergone multiple changes in its size and composition. Gaborone North was a safe seat for the BNF between 1984 and 2004. In the 1989 and 1994 elections it became the constituency where the BNF won by the largest margin. [2] In 2004 it became a competitive seat between the BDP and the BNF (and later the UDC).
The urban constituency encompasses the following locations: [3] [4]
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 election | Maitshwarelo Dabutha | |
| 1989 election | ||
| 1994 election | ||
| 1999 election | Michael Mzwinila | |
| 2004 election | Keletso Rakhudu | |
| 2009 election | ||
| 2014 election | Haskins Nkaigwa | |
| 2019 election | Mpho Balopi | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Mpho Balopi | 9,566 | 60.21 | +28.61 | |
| UDC | Haskins Nkaigwa | 4,761 | 31.66 | −36.74 | |
| AP | Thatayaone Molefe | 1,085 | 6.83 | N/A | |
| BMD | Sydney Pilane | 207 | 1.30 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 4.536 | 28.55 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,888 | 99.69 | +0.03 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 50 | 0.31 | −0.03 | ||
| Turnout | 15,938 | 77.88 | −8.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 20,464 | ||||
| BDP gain from UDC | Swing | +32.67 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | Haskins Nkaigwa | 5,738 | 44.12 | +29.56 | |
| BDP | Keletso Rakhudu | 4,109 | 31.60 | −12.55 | |
| BCP | Motsei Rapelana | 3,157 | 24.28 | −17.00 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,629 | 12.52 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,004 | 99.66 | +0.37 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 45 | 0.34 | −0.37 | ||
| Turnout | 13,049 | 85.97 | +9.93 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,178 | ||||
| UDC gain from BDP | Swing | +21.05 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Keletso Rakhudu | 3,741 | 44.15 | +4.36 | |
| BCP | Motsei Rapelana | 3,498 | 41.28 | +16.14 | |
| BNF | Lemogang Ntime | 1,234 | 14.56 | −18.01 | |
| Margin of victory | 243 | 2.87 | −4.35 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,473 | 99.29 | +0.05 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 61 | 0.71 | −0.05 | ||
| Turnout | 8,534 | 76.04 | −0.17 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,223 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −10.25 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Keletso Rakhudu | 2,480 | 39.79 | +2.37 | |
| BNF | Patrick Kgoadi | 2,030 | 32.57 | −9.11 | |
| BCP | Moncho Moncho | 1,567 | 25.14 | +5.14 | |
| NDF | Sekgophi Bogatsu | 156 | 2.50 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 450 | 7.22 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,899 | 99.66 | +1.25 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.34 | −1.25 | ||
| Turnout | 5,702 | 76.21 | −3.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,400 | ||||
| BDP gain from BNF | Swing | +5.74 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNF | Michael Mzwinila | 2,551 | 41.68 | −28.37 | |
| BDP | Keletso Rakhudu | 2,290 | 37.42 | +9.05 | |
| BCP | Maitshwarelo Dabutha | 1,224 | 20.00 | −50.05 | |
| BAM | R. Mutshekwane | 55 | 0.90 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 261 | 4.26 | −37.42 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,120 | 98.41 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 99 | 1.59 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,219 | 79.99 | +1.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,775 | ||||
| BNF gain from BCP | Swing | −18.71 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNF | Maitshwarelo Dabutha | 4,039 | 70.05 | +7.35 | |
| BDP | Walter Dube | 1,636 | 28.37 | −7.59 | |
| BPP | Lingisisani Kuli | 91 | 1.58 | +0.25 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,403 | 41.68 | +14.94 | ||
| Turnout | 5,766 | 78.25 | +5.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,369 | ||||
| BNF hold | Swing | +7.47 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNF | Maitshwarelo Dabutha | 4,765 | 62.70 | +6.68 | |
| BDP | Pelotelele Tlhaodi | 2,750 | 35.96 | −6.20 | |
| BPP | Lingisisani Kuli | 102 | 1.33 | −0.49 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,112 | 26.74 | +12.88 | ||
| Turnout | 7,647 | 76.35 | −0.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,480 | ||||
| BNF hold | Swing | +6.44 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNF | Maitshwarelo Dabutha | 3,629 | 56.02 | ||
| BDP | Archibald Mogwe | 2,731 | 42.16 | ||
| BPP | Lingisisani Kula | 118 | 1.82 | ||
| Margin of victory | 898 | 13.86 | |||
| Turnout | 6,478 | 76.39% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,480 | ||||
| BNF win (new seat) | |||||
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