Palapye (Botswana constituency)

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Palapye
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Botswana National Assembly - Palapye (2024).svg
District Central
Population61,875
Major settlements Palapye
Area2,801 km2
Current constituency
Created1994
Party  UDC
Created from Serowe South
Tswapong North
MP Onneetse Ramogapi
Margin of victory 4,022 (18.7 pp)

Palapye is a constituency in the Central District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Onneetse Ramogapi, an Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) MP and Minister of Water and Human Settlement since 2019.

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Constituency profile

The constituency was originally created in 1994, as part of an increase in constituencies following the 1992 periodic delimitation exercise. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has held the seat since its inaugural election in 1994 and lost it 25 years later at the 2019 general election amongst a regional swing against the BDP in the Central District. The UDC held the seat with a larger majority at the 2024 general election, amidst large nationwide swings against the BDP, which saw it lose power for the first time. It was represented by then vice-president of Botswana, Festus Mogae until 1998, when he ascended to the presidency.

The semi-rural constituency, anchored around Palapye encompasses the following settlements: [1]

  1. Palapye
  2. Topisi
  3. Mokgware
  4. Mogome
  5. Radisele
  6. Moreomabele

Members of Parliament

Key:  BDP   UDC

ElectionWinner
1994 election Festus Mogae
1998 by-election Boyce Sebetela
1999 election
2004 election
2009 election Moiseraele Goya
2014 election
2019 election Onneetse Ramogapi
2024 election

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Palapye [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDC Onneetse Ramogapi 9,516 44.34 +4.48
BCP Gape Motswaledi5,49425.60N/A
BDP Kungo Mabogo3,17914.81−22.70
BPF Golosang Ramogala1,8028.40−4.50
BRP Moiseraele Goya 9914.62N/A
BMD Timothy Monyatsi2521.17N/A
Independent Lucky Maforaga2080.97N/A
Independent Guy Molentze200.09N/A
Margin of victory4,02218.74+16.39
Total valid votes21,46299.40+0.12
Rejected ballots1290.60−0.12
Turnout 21,59180.72−2.25
Registered electors 26,747
UDC hold Swing N/A

2019 election

General election 2019: Palapye [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDC Onneetse Ramogapi 5,582 39.86 −2.64
BDP Moiseraele Goya 5,25237.51−18.83
BPF Kolaatamo Malefho1,80612.90N/A
AP Gape Motswaledi1,3069.33N/A
Independent Boniface Mankanku570.41N/A
Margin of victory3302.35N/A
Total valid votes14,00399.28+0.07
Rejected ballots1010.72−0.07
Turnout 14,10482.97+2.84
Registered electors 16,999
UDC gain from BDP Swing +8.10

2014 election

General election 2014: Palapye [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Moiseraele Goya 6,771 56.34 +0.74
BCP James Olesitse4,73239.37−1.36
UDC Boniface Mankanku3763.13N/A
Independent Mortimer Nwako1391.16N/A
Margin of victory2,03916.97+2.10
Total valid votes12,01899.21−0.51
Rejected ballots960.79+0.51
Turnout 12,11480.13+7.10
Registered electors 15,118
BDP hold Swing +1.05

2009 election

General election 2009: Palapye [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Moiseraele Goya 5,161 55.60 −0.47
BCP James Olesitse3,78140.73+7.30
BNF Conrad Mothobi3413.67−6.84
Margin of victory1,38014.87−7.77
Total valid votes9,28399.72+1.57
Rejected ballots260.28−1.57
Turnout 9,30973.03−0.78
Registered electors 12,746
BDP hold Swing −3.89

2004 election

General election 2004: Palapye [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Boyce Sebetela 3,863 56.07 −10.08
BCP James Olesitse2,30333.43+11.97
BNF Lebitsa Lere72410.51+0.31
Margin of victory1,56022.64−22.05
Total valid votes6,89098.15+0.82
Rejected ballots1301.85−0.82
Turnout 7,02073.81−2.22
Registered electors 9,511
BDP hold Swing −11.03

1999 election

General election 1999: Palapye [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Boyce Sebetela 5,164 66.15 −1.49
BCP James Olesitse1,67521.46N/A
BNF S. Malatsi79610.20−15.95
BAM C. Molosiwa1712.19N/A
Margin of victory3,48944.69+3.20
Total valid votes7,80697.33N/A
Rejected ballots2142.67N/A
Turnout 8,02076.03+1.74
Registered electors 10,549
BDP hold Swing N/A

1994 election

General election 1994: Palapye [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
BDP Festus Mogae 3,944 67.64
BNF K.K. Motshidisi1,52526.15
UDF James Olesitse2614.48
BIP Sebofeng Boima1011.73
Margin of victory2,41941.49
Turnout 5,83174.29
Registered electors 7,849
BDP win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ramogapi retains Palapye". DailyNews. 1 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
  4. ↑ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
  5. ↑ Report To The Minister Of Presidential Affairs And Public Administration On The 2009 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
  6. ↑ BOTSWANA GENERAL ELECTIONS 30th OCTOBER 2004 POLLING RESULTS (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
  7. ↑ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999
  8. ↑ Results by constituency
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