Kgalagadi South

Kgalagadi South
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly
District	Kgalagadi District
Population	35,531
Major settlements	Tsabong
Area	59,330 km2
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	UDC
Created from	Kgalagadi
MP	Tokyo Modise
Margin of victory	2,840 (24.0 pp)

Kgalagadi South is a constituency in Kgalagadi District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Tokyo Modise of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) since the 2025 by-election.

Constituency profile

Kgalagadi South is a sparsely populated parliamentary constituency in southwestern Botswana, located within the Kgalagadi District. The area lies largely within the Kalahari Desert's semi‑arid environment, characterized by dry plains, sparse vegetation and widely dispersed rural settlements. The administrative centre and largest village in the area is Tsabong. The constituency was created in 2004 by splitting the Kgalagadi constituency into two.

The rural and expansive constituency encompasses the following locations: ^[1]

1. Tsabong
2. Bray
3. Werda
4. Makopong
5. Draaihoek
6. Khisa
7. Maraleleng
8. Omaweneno
9. Bokspits
10. Struizendam
11. Kokotsha
12. Maubelo
13. Maleshe
14. McCarthy's Rust
15. Kolonkwaneng
16. Bogogobo
17. Middlepits
18. Khuis
19. Gakhibana
20. Rapples Pan
21. Banyana Farms
22. Khawa
23. Boshoek
24. Vaalhoek

Members of Parliament

Key:  BDP   BNF   UDC

Election	Winner
2004 election		Neo Moroka
2009 election		John Toto
2014 election		Frans van der Westhuizen
2019 election		Sam Brooks
2024 election		Micus Chimbombi
2025 by-election		Tokyo Modise

Election results

2025 by-election

By-election 2025: Kgalagadi South ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDC	Tokyo Modise	6,766	57.08	+2.17
	BDP	Diana Kaartze	3,926	33.12	−5.19
	BCP	Tshepang Brooks	946	7.98	N/A
	Independent	Kealeboga Kapeko	116	0.98	N/A
	BPF	Phenyo Sedimonyane	99	0.84	−5.94
Margin of victory			2,840	23.96	+7.36
Total valid votes			11,853	99.61	+0.76
Rejected ballots			46	0.39	−0.76
Turnout			11,899	~64.47	~−22.38
Registered electors			~18,457
	UDC hold		Swing	+3.68

2024 election

General election 2024: Kgalagadi South ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDC	Micus Chimbombi	8,700	54.91	+11.80
	BDP	Diana Kaartze	6,070	38.31	−13.92
	BPF	Phenyo Sedimonyane	1,074	6.78	N/A
Margin of victory			2,630	16.60	N/A
Total valid votes			15,844	98.85	−0.37
Rejected ballots			185	1.15	+0.37
Turnout			16,029	86.85	−2.56
Registered electors			18,457
	UDC gain from BDP		Swing	+12.86

2019 election

General election 2019: Kgalagadi South ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Sam Brooks	7,873	52.23	−2.68
	UDC	Micus Chimbombi	6,498	43.11	+2.83
	Independent	John Toto	702	4.66	N/A
Margin of victory			1,375	9.12	−5.51
Total valid votes			15,073	99.22	+0.39
Rejected ballots			119	0.78	−0.39
Turnout			15,192	89.41	+1.19
Registered electors			16,992
	BDP hold		Swing	−2.76

2014 election

General election 2014: Kgalagadi South ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Frans van der Westhuizen	6,824	54.91	+5.71
	UDC	John Toto	5,006	40.28	−10.52
	BCP	Richard White	456	3.67	N/A
	Independent	Iven McKenzie	141	1.13	N/A
Margin of victory			1,818	14.63	N/A
Total valid votes			12,427	98.83	+0.38
Rejected ballots			147	1.17	−0.38
Turnout			12,574	88.22	+6.74
Registered electors			14,2253
	BDP gain from UDC		Swing	+8.16

Note: UDC vote share is compared to the vote share of the BNF in 2009.

2009 election

General election 2009: Kgalagadi South ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNF	John Toto	4,595	50.80	+7.21
	BDP	Neo Moroka	4,451	49.20	−7.21
Margin of victory			144	1.60	N/A
Total valid votes			9,046	98.45	+0.09
Rejected ballots			142	1.55	−0.09
Turnout			9,188	81.48	−1.72
Registered electors			11,276
	BNF gain from BDP		Swing	+7.21

2004 election

General election 2004: Kgalagadi South ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BDP	Neo Moroka	4,398	56.41
	BNF	John Toto	3,398	43.59
Margin of victory			1,000	12.83
Total valid votes			7,796	98.36
Rejected ballots			130	1.64
Turnout			7,926	83.20
Registered electors			9,526
	BDP win (new seat)

References

1. 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
2. "UDC retains Kgalagadi South constituency". DailyNews. 16 November 2025.
3. "Chimbombi wins Kgalagadi South". DailyNews. 1 November 2024.
4. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
5. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
6. Report To The Minister Of Presidential Affairs And Public Administration On The 2009 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
7. BOTSWANA GENERAL ELECTIONS 30th OCTOBER 2004 POLLING RESULTS (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).