Tonota (Botswana constituency)

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Tonota
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Botswana National Assembly - Tonota (2014-2024).svg
Boundary of Tonota constituency in Botswana
District Central District
Population46,284 [1]
Major settlements Tonota
Area5,389 km2
Current constituency
Created1965
Party  BDP
Created from Tonota North
Tonota South
Abolished1999
Re-established2014
MP Pono Moatlhodi
Margin of victory 1,239 (8.0 pp)

Tonota is a constituency in Botswana represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Pono Moatlhodi a BDP MP serving as the Deputy-Speaker of the National Assembly since July 2021. [2]

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Constituency profile

The seat has traditionally been a stronghold for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), consistently supporting it from its establishment in 1965 until its abolition after the 1999 elections. The constituency was re-established ahead of the 2014 elections and the BDP notionally held the seat. However, in the 2019 election, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) won the seat, marking the first time an opposition party had secured victory in the seat and its predecessors, Tonota South and Tonota North. This win aligned with the broader success the UDC achieved in the northern parts of Botswana during the 2019 election.

The predominantly rural constituency encompasses the following localities: [3]

  1. Tonota
  2. Serule
  3. Mandunyane
  4. Borotsi
  5. Foley
  6. Gojwane
  7. Sese
  8. Makomoto

Members of Parliament

Key:  BDP   UDC

ElectionWinner
1965 election Lemme Makgekgenene
1969 election
1974 election
1979 election
1984 election
1989 election
1994 election
1999 election
2014 election Thapelo Olopeng
2019 election Pono Moatlhodi

Election results

2019 election

General election 2019: Tonota [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDC Pono Moatlhodi 8,364 54.00 +13.52
BDP Thapelo Olopeng7,12546.00−8.81
Margin of victory1,2398.00N/A
Total valid votes15,48999.39+0.23
Rejected ballots950.61−0.23
Turnout 15,58484.86+1.59
Registered electors 18,364
UDC gain from BDP Swing +11.17

2014 election

General election 2014: Tonota [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
BDP Thapelo Olopeng 7,013 54.81
UDC Pono Moatlhodi 5,17940.48
BCP Themba Joina4753.71
Independent Michael K. Mzwinila1281.00
Margin of victory1,83414.33
Total valid votes12,79599.16
Rejected ballots1080.84
Turnout 12,90383.27
Registered electors 15,495
BDP notional hold

1999 election

General election 1999: Tonota [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Pono Moatlhodi 4,724 69.94 +3.38
BNF J. Montsho1,03515.32–3.68
BCP W. B. Marobela5618.31New
BAM C. Phillime4346.43New
Margin of victory3,68954.62+7.96
Total valid votes6,75494.00N/A
Rejected ballots4316.00N/A
Turnout 7,18571.19+2.00
Registered electors 10,093
BDP hold Swing +3.53

1994 election

General election 1994: Tonota [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Lemme Makgekgenene 4,542 66.56 –4.66
BNF M. Mogapi1,35819.00+1.47
BPP S. D. Sefume92414.44+3.19
Margin of victory3,18446.66–7.23
Turnout 6,82469.19+2.48
Registered electors 9,862
BDP hold Swing –1.60

1989 election

General election 1989: Tonota [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Lemme Makgekgenene 5,404 71.22 –3.41
BNF Willie Gulubane1,33017.53New
BPP Bonno Pone85411.25–14.12
Margin of victory4,07453.89+4.43
Turnout 7,58866.71–7.75
Registered electors 11,374
BDP hold Swing +7.06

1984 election

General election 1984: Tonota
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Lemme Makgekgenene 5,188 74.63 –3.77
BPP Bonno Pone1,76425.37+3.77
Margin of victory3,42449.26–7.54
Turnout 6,95274.46+6.70
Registered electors 9,336
BDP hold Swing –3.77

1979 election

General election 1979: Tonota [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Lemme Makgekgenene 3,292 78.40 –1.77
BPP J. Modise90721.60+1.77
Margin of victory2,38556.80–3.54
Turnout 7,00667.76+29.64
Registered electors 10,340
BDP hold Swing –1.77

1974 election

General election 1974: Tonota [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Lemme Makgekgenene 1,261 80.17 +13.06
BPP P.K. Pudiephatshwa31219.83–7.00
Margin of victory94960.34+20.06
Turnout 1,57315.22−32.32
Registered electors 10,333
BDP hold Swing +10.03

1969 election

General election 1969: Tonota [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Lemme Makgekgenene 1,683 67.11 +6.26
BPP P.P. Kgamane67326.83–10.97
BNF W. Gulubane1526.06New
Margin of victory1,01040.28+17.23
Turnout 1,75047.54–36.66
Registered electors 5,276
BDP hold Swing +8.62

1965 election

General election 1965: Tonota [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
BDP Lemme Makgekgenene 3,291 60.85
BPP L.E. Senthufhe2,04437.80
BIP M.N. Nwako731.35
Margin of victory1,24723.05
Turnout 3,86684.2
Registered electors ≈4,591
BDP win (new seat)

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References

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  2. ↑ Mompati Tlhankane (6 July 2021). "Moatlhodi takes over as Deputy Speaker". mmegi.bw. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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  4. ↑ Report to the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration on the 2019 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). 2020.
  5. ↑ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
  6. ↑ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999
  7. 1 2 Results by constituency
  8. ↑ Democracy in the face of a weak Opposition in Botswana, Brian T. Mokopakgosi & Mpho G. Molomo (2000)
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