Lobatse (Botswana constituency)

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Lobatse
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
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District Lobatse
Population29,824
Major settlements Lobatse
Area127 km2
Current constituency
Created1994
Party  UDC
Created from Lobatse/Barolong
MP Kamal Jacobs
Margin of victory 4,173 (40.3 pp)

Lobatse is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of Botswana represented by Kamal Jacobs of the Umbrella for Democratic Change since 2024.

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Constituency profile

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, at that time it was 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.

Members of Parliament

Key:  BNF   BDP   Independent   UDC

ElectionWinner
1994 election Otlaadisa Koosaletse
1999 election Nehemiah Modubule
2004 election
2009 election
2014 election Sadique Kebonang
2019 election Thapelo Matsheka
2024 election Kamal Jacobs

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Lobatse [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDC Kamal Jacobs 6,872 66.35 +45.70
BDP Pelotshweu Motlogelwa2,69926.06−35.79
Independent Mpoloka Pandor4454.30N/A
BCP Tebo Mooki3413.29N/A
Margin of victory4,17340.29N/A
Total valid votes10,35798.94−0.25
Rejected ballots1111.06+0.25
Turnout 10,46880.85−1.30
Registered electors 12,947
UDC gain from BDP Swing +40.75

2019 election

General election 2019: Lobatse [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Thapelo Matsheka 6,705 61.85 +11.95
UDC Orapeleng Kakoma2,23820.65−24.80
Independent Kamal Jacobs1,41313.04N/A
AP Shaffi Pandor2382.20N/A
BMD Nehemiah Modubule 1661.53−43.92
BPF Kader Badat400.37N/A
Independent Patrick Kebailele400.37N/A
Margin of victory4,46741.20+36.75
Total valid votes10,84099.19−0.02
Rejected ballots880.81+0.02
Turnout 10,92882.15−3.32
Registered electors 13,302
BDP hold Swing +18.38

2014 election

General election 2014: Lobatse [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Sadique Kebonang 5,485 49.90 +8.33
UDC Nehemiah Modubule 4,99645.45+2.70
BCP Ellius Rantleru5114.65−0.20
Margin of victory4894.45N/A
Total valid votes11,01599.21+1.23
Rejected ballots880.79−1.23
Turnout 11,10385.47+11.1
Registered electors 12,991
BDP gain from UDC Swing +5.52

2009 election

General election 2009: Lobatse [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nehemiah Modubule 4,175 42.75 −7.29
BDP Moggie Mbaakanyi4,06041.57+4.76
BNF Otlaadisa Koosaletse 1,01810.42−39.62
BCP Diane Taunyane4744.85−2.17
BTTOKealeboga Modise404.85−0.13
Margin of victory1151.18−12.05
Total valid votes9,76797.98−0.69
Rejected ballots2012.02+0.69
Turnout 9,96874.37+0.05
Registered electors 13,404
Independent hold Swing −6.03

2004 election

General election 2004: Lobatse [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNF Nehemiah Modubule 4,173 50.04 −0.92
BDP Moggie Mbaakanyi3,07036.81−4.54
BCP Otlaadisa Koosaletse 5857.02−0.16
NDF Metlhaeno Gaseitsiwe4665.59N/A
Independent Kealeboga Modise450.54N/A
Margin of victory1,10313.23+3.62
Total valid votes8,33998.67+0.53
Rejected ballots1121.33−0.53
Turnout 8,45176.85−3.53
Registered electors 10,997
BNF hold Swing −2.73

1999 election

General election 1999: Lobatse [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNF Nehemiah Modubule 3,976 50.96 −5.28
BDP Ishoo Abdulla3,22641.35+2.78
BCP Otlaadisa Koosaletse 5607.18−49.06
BAM L. E. Serema400.51N/A
Margin of victory7509.61−8.06
Total valid votes7,80298.14N/A
Rejected ballots1481.86N/A
Turnout 7,95080.38−0.73
Registered electors 9,891
BNF gain from BCP Swing −4.03

1994 election

General election 1994: Lobatse [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
BNF Otlaadisa Koosaletse 3,813 56.24
BDP Ishoo Abdulla2,61538.57
PUSO Nehemiah Modubule 2653.91
IFP M.E. Galetshoge490.72
BPP W. Kumbulani380.56
Margin of victory1,19817.67
Turnout 6,78081.11%
Registered electors 8,359
BNF win (new seat)

References

  1. 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
  2. Was Modubule really a mokoko in 2009, Sunday Standard, 19 de noviembre de 2017
  3. "Jacobs takes Lobatse Constituency". DailyNews. 31 October 2024.
  4. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
  5. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
  6. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2009
  7. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2004
  8. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999
  9. Results by constituency