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Gaborone Bonnington North

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Gaborone Bonnington North
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Boundary of Gaborone Bonnington North in Botswana
DistrictGaborone
Population56,875[1]
Major settlementsGaborone
Area23 km2
Current constituency
Created2012
Created fromGaborone West North
MP  TBD

Gaborone Bonnington North is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana. With an area of 23 km2, Gaborone Bonnington North is the second smallest constituency of Botswana after Gaborone Bonnington South.[2]

Constituency profile

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The constituency was created in 2012, from the former Gaborone West North constituency. In the 2014 elections the constituency was won by Duma Boko, leader and presidential candidate of the Umbrella for Democratic Change, who became leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly. In 2019, however, Boko decisively lost his seat to Annah Mokgethi of the Botswana Democratic Party.[3]

The urban constituency encompasses the following locations:[4][2]

  1. Segoditshane
  2. Broadhurst
  3. Taung
  4. Mabudisa Phase 1
  5. Ntloedibe Phase II
  6. Bokotelo
  7. Boseja Block 6
  8. Moroka Block 5
  9. Ditimamodimo Block 7
  10. Feya
  11. Central Business District

Members of Parliament

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Key:   UDC   BDP

Election Winner
2014 election Duma Boko
2019 election Anna Mokgethi

Election results

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2019 election

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General election 2019: Gaborone Bonnington North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BDP Anna Mokgethi 6,933 55.33 +25.81
UDC Duma Boko 2,367 35.87 −17.92
AP Kaelo Molefhe 413 8.35 N/A
RAP Onkemetse Clark-Lerubisi 56 0.45 N/A
Margin of victory 4,566 19.46 N/A
Total valid votes 12,531 99.35 −0.30
Rejected ballots 52 0.65 +0.30
Turnout 12,583 86.73 +0.78
Registered electors 14,508
BDP gain from UDC Swing +21.87

2014 election

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General election 2014: Gaborone Bonnington North[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
UDC Duma Boko 7,694 53.79
BDP Robert Masitara 4,222 29.52
BCP Anna Mokgethi 2,387 16.69
Margin of victory 3,472 27.97
Turnout 14,352 85.95%
Registered electors 16,698
Total valid votes 14,303 99.66
Rejected ballots 49 0.34
UDC win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
  2. ^ a b REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012.
  3. ^ "Massive vote rigging uncovered in Botswana elections, claims opposition leader Duma Boko". News24. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  4. ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
  5. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
  6. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014