Gaborone Bonnington South
| Gaborone Bonnington South | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
.svg) Boundary of Gaborone Bonnington South in Botswana | |
| District | Gaborone |
| Population | 35,508[1] |
| Major settlements | Gaborone |
| Area | 13 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2012 |
| Party | BDP |
| Created from | Gaborone West North |
| MP | Christian Greef |
| Margin of victory | 1,142 (10.9 pp) |
Gaborone Bonnington South is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Christian Greef, a BDP MP. With 13 km2, Gaborone Bonnington South is the smallest constituency of Botswana.[2]
Constituency profile
The constituency was created in 2012, from the former Gaborone West South constituency. In 2014 it was won by the Umbrella for Democratic Change candidate, Ndaba Gaolathe. In 2019, following Gaolathe's defection from UDC to found the Alliance for Progressives,[3] he lost the seat to Botswana Democratic Party candidate Christian Ntuba Greef in a three-horse race.
The urban constituency encompasses the following locations:[2][4]
- Difetlhamolelo Block 9
- Mafikana Phase 4
- Madirelo
- Mabudisa Phase 1
- Mafatswa
- Kgale View
Members of Parliament
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 election | Ndaba Gaolathe | |
| 2019 election | Christian Ntuba Greef | |
Election results
2019 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Christian Ntuba Greef | 4,603 | 43.90 | +12.79 | |
| AP | Ndaba Gaolathe | 3,461 | 33.01 | −24.48 | |
| UDC | Nelson Ramaotwana | 2,367 | 22.57 | −34.92 | |
| RAP | Gaolathe Mokgosi | 29 | 0.29 | N/A | |
| BMD | Jopa Osupile | 26 | 0.25 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 1,142 | 10.89 | +17.08 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,486 | 99.65 | −0.06 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 37 | 0.35 | +0.06 | ||
| Turnout | 10,523 | 84.01 | +0.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,526 | ||||
| BDP gain from AP | Swing | +18.64 | |||
2014 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | Ndaba Gaolathe | 6,646 | 57.49 | ||
| BDP | Botsalo Ntuane | 3,597 | 31.11 | ||
| BCP | Abbey Buti Chengeta | 1.318 | 11.40 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,049 | 26.38 | |||
| Turnout | 11,595 | 83.95% | |||
| Registered electors | 13,811 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,561 | 99.71 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 34 | 0.29 | |||
| UDC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 58.
- ^ a b 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
- ^ BMD splits and Alliance for Progressives is born The Economist Intelligence Unit, 27 September 2017
- ^ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012.
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014