Kgatleng Central

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Kgatleng Central
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Botswana National Assembly - Kgatleng Central (2024).svg
District Kgatleng
Population45,921
Major settlements Mochudi
Area427 km2
Current constituency
Created2024
Party  UDC
Created from Mochudi West
Mochudi East
MP Mpho Morolong
Margin of victory 2,114 (12.7 pp)

Kgatleng Central is a constituency in the Kgatleng represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Mpho Morolong of the UDC. Further to the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat was first contested at the 2024 general election. [1]

Contents

Constituency profile

The seat is predominantly rural and encompasses the following localities: [1]

  1. Parts of Mochudi
  2. Malotwana

Members of Parliament

Key:  UDC

ElectionWinner
2024 election Mpho Morolong

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Kgatleng Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
UDC Mpho Morolong 7,241 43.63
BDP Mmusi Kgafela 5,12730.89
BCP Nninka Senwelo3,77722.78
BPF Donald Seleke4522.72
Margin of victory2,11412.74
Total valid votes16,59799.51
Rejected ballots810.49
Turnout 16,67881.42
Registered electors 20,485
UDC notional gain from BDP

References

  1. 1 2 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. pp. 56–57.
  2. "Kgatleng Central goes to UDC". DailyNews. 1 November 2024.