Goodhope-Mabule

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Goodhope-Mabule
Former Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Botswana National Assembly - Goodhope Mabule (2014-2024).svg
Boundary of Goodhope-Mabule constituency in Botswana
District Southern District
Population36,428 [1]
Area2,735 km2
Former constituency
Created2014
Abolished2024
Created from Barolong
Replaced by Goodhope-Mmathethe

Goodhope-Mabule was a constituency in Botswana represented in the National Assembly. After the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat was subject to significant boundary changes and merged with Mmathethe-Molapowabojang to create Goodhope-Mmathethe , which was first contested at the 2024 general election.

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Constituency profile

The seat and its predecessors (Barolong and Lobatse/Barolong) have traditionally been strongholds for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), consistently supporting it from their establishment in 1965 until the 2014 election. The constituency was renamed from Barolong to Goodhope-Mabule after the 2012 delimitation process ahead of the 2014 elections, where it saw modest boundary changes. The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) notionally gained the seat from the BDP with a plurality in the 2014 election. However, in the 2019 election, the BDP reclaimed the seat, in alignment with the strong swings to the BDP in the southern parts of the country in that election. It is the southeasternmost constituency in the country, bordering South Africa. The predominantly rural constituency encompasses the following localities: [2]

  1. Sekhutlhane
  2. Mabule
  3. Tshidilamolomo
  4. Mmakgori
  5. Dikhukhung
  6. Leporung
  7. Phitshane Molopo
  8. Sedibeng
  9. Mokatako
  10. Hebron
  11. Ditlharapa
  12. Metlojane
  13. Goodhope
  14. Bethel
  15. Dinatshana
  16. Pitsane
  17. Tlhareseleele
  18. Tswaanyaneng
  19. Tswagare
  20. Mokgomane
  21. Rakhuna
  22. Ramatlabama
  23. Papatlo
  24. Phihetshwane
  25. Marojane
  26. Logagane
  27. Borobadilepe
  28. Madingwana
  29. Sheep Farm
  30. Ngwatsau
  31. Mogwalale
  32. Kgoro
  33. Molete
  34. Pitsanepotokwe

Members of Parliament

Key:  UDC   BDP

ElectionWinner
2014 election James Mathokgwane
2015 by-election Lotlamoreng II
2019 election Eric Molale

Election results

2019 election

General election 2019: Goodhope-Mabule [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Eric Molale 9,844 60.11 +15.02
UDC Patrick Molutsi5,93536.24–13.37
AP Tumisang Letlakana5083.10New
Independent Tirelo Modisaotsile900.55New
Margin of victory3,90923.87N/A
Total valid votes16,37799.19+0.65
Rejected ballots1330.81−0.65
Turnout 16,51087.00+1.14
Registered electors 18,364
BDP gain from UDC Swing +14.20

2015 by-election

By-election 2015: Goodhope-Mabule [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDC Lotlamoreng II 6,152 56.39 +6.78
BDP Eric Molale 4,37240.08–5.01
BCP Comfort Maruping3853.53–1.77
Margin of victory1,78016.31+11.79
Total valid votes10,90998.81+0.27
Rejected ballots1311.19−0.27
Turnout 11,040~69.04~−16.82
UDC hold Swing +5.90

2014 election

General election 2014: Goodhope-Mabule [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
UDC James Mathokgwane 6,712 49.61
BDP Kitso Mokaila 7,01345.09
BCP Lesego Gatogang4755.30
Margin of victory6114.52
Total valid votes13,53098.54
Rejected ballots2001.46
Turnout 13,73085.86
Registered electors 15,991
UDC notional gain from BDP

References

  1. ↑ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 86.
  2. ↑ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012. p. 70.
  3. ↑ Report to the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration on the 2019 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). 2020.
  4. ↑ "UDC retains Good Hope-Mabule". DailyNews. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
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