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| Lobatse | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
 Boundary of Lobatse in Botswana | |
| District | Lobatse |
| Population | 30,785 [1] |
| Major settlements | Lobatse |
| Area | 520 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Created from | Lobatse/Barolong |
| MP | TBD |
Lobatse is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of Botswana.
The constituency was created for the 1994 elections, in the context of Botswana's increasing urbanization, with the division of Lobatse/Barolong into two proper constituencies. The constituency includes the city of Lobatse and its surrounding rural area. [1] From its creation until 2014 (when BDP won it), Lobatse was a safe seat for the BNF. In 2009 MP Nehemiah Modubule (former Leader of the Opposition and originally from the BNF), ran as an independent and was re-elected, the only time any politician has been elected to the Parliament of Botswana as an independent. [2] The constituency has historically been a fertile site for minority third parties and independents, and since its creation has rarely been contested by fewer than five candidates.
Key: BNF BDP Independent
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 election | Otlaadisa Koosaletse | |
| 1999 election | Nehemiah Modubule | |
| 2004 election | ||
| 2009 election | ||
| 2014 election | Sadique Kebonang | |
| 2019 election | Thapelo Matsheka | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Thapelo Matsheka | 6,705 | 61.85 | +11.95 | |
| UDC | Orapeleng Kakoma | 2,238 | 20.65 | −24.80 | |
| Independent | Kamal Jacobs | 1,413 | 13.04 | N/A | |
| AP | Shaffi Pandor | 238 | 2.20 | N/A | |
| BMD | Nehemiah Modubule | 166 | 1.53 | −43.92 | |
| BPF | Kader Badat | 40 | 0.37 | N/A | |
| Independent | Patrick Kebailele | 40 | 0.37 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 4,467 | 41.20 | +36.75 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,840 | 99.19 | −0.02 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 88 | 0.81 | +0.02 | ||
| Turnout | 10,928 | 82.15 | −3.32 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,302 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | +18.38 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Sadique Kebonang | 5,485 | 49.90 | +8.33 | |
| UDC | Nehemiah Modubule | 4,996 | 45.45 | +2.70 | |
| BCP | Ellius Rantleru | 511 | 4.65 | −0.20 | |
| Margin of victory | 489 | 4.45 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,015 | 99.21 | +1.23 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 88 | 0.79 | −1.23 | ||
| Turnout | 11,103 | 85.47 | +11.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,991 | ||||
| BDP gain from UDC | Swing | +5.52 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nehemiah Modubule | 4,175 | 42.75 | −7.29 | |
| BDP | Moggie Mbaakanyi | 4,060 | 41.57 | +4.76 | |
| BNF | Otlaadisa Koosaletse | 1,018 | 10.42 | −39.62 | |
| BCP | Diane Taunyane | 474 | 4.85 | −2.17 | |
| BTTO | Kealeboga Modise | 40 | 4.85 | −0.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 115 | 1.18 | −12.05 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,767 | 97.98 | −0.69 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 201 | 2.02 | +0.69 | ||
| Turnout | 9,968 | 74.37 | +0.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,404 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | −6.03 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNF | Nehemiah Modubule | 4,173 | 50.04 | −0.92 | |
| BDP | Moggie Mbaakanyi | 3,070 | 36.81 | −4.54 | |
| BCP | Otlaadisa Koosaletse | 585 | 7.02 | −0.16 | |
| NDF | Metlhaeno Gaseitsiwe | 466 | 5.59 | N/A | |
| Independent | Kealeboga Modise | 45 | 0.54 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 1,103 | 13.23 | +3.62 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,339 | 98.67 | +0.53 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 112 | 1.33 | −0.53 | ||
| Turnout | 8,451 | 76.85 | −3.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,997 | ||||
| BNF hold | Swing | −2.73 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNF | Nehemiah Modubule | 3,976 | 50.96 | −5.28 | |
| BDP | Ishoo Abdulla | 3,226 | 41.35 | +2.78 | |
| BCP | Otlaadisa Koosaletse | 560 | 7.18 | −49.06 | |
| BAM | L. E. Serema | 40 | 0.51 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 750 | 9.61 | −8.06 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,802 | 98.14 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 148 | 1.86 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,950 | 80.38 | −0.73 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,891 | ||||
| BNF gain from BCP | Swing | −4.03 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNF | Otlaadisa Koosaletse | 3,813 | 56.24 | ||
| BDP | Ishoo Abdulla | 2,615 | 38.57 | ||
| PUSO | Nehemiah Modubule | 265 | 3.91 | ||
| IFP | M.E. Galetshoge | 49 | 0.72 | ||
| BPP | W. Kumbulani | 38 | 0.56 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,198 | 17.67 | |||
| Turnout | 6,780 | 81.11% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,359 | ||||
| BNF win (new seat) | |||||
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