Gaborone (Botswana constituency)

Gaborone
Former Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Boundary of Gaborone in Botswana
DistrictGaborone
Major settlementsGaborone
Former constituency
Created1974
Abolished1984
Created fromGaborone/Ramotswa
Replaced byGaborone North
Gaborone South

Gaborone was the constituency that represented the city of Gaborone in the National Assembly of Botswana from 1974 to 1984, following its separation from Gaborone/Ramotswa in 1972 and until its division in 1984 into two constituencies, Gaborone North and Gaborone South.[1][2] It was represented by an MP in the National Assembly of Botswana, elected by first-past-the-post voting system.

Members of Parliament

Key:   BDP

Election Winner
1974 election Welly Seboni
1979 election Peter Mmusi

Election results

1979 election

General election 1979: Gaborone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BDP Peter Mmusi 2,661 54.73 −18.58
BNF Kenneth Koma 1,973 40.58 +15.27
BPP Lingisisani Kula 228 4.69 N/A
Margin of victory 688 14.15 −33.82
Turnout 4,862 61.53 +31.07
Registered electors 7,902
BDP hold Swing −16.93

1974 election

General election 1974: Gaborone[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
BDP Welly Seboni 1,195 73.31
BNF Kenneth Koma 413 25.34
Independent L. Kgang 22 1.35
Margin of victory 782 −47.97
Turnout 1,640 30.46
Registered electors 5,384
BDP win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ 1972 DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES
  2. ^ EISA - 1984 Botswana general election
  3. ^ Report to the Minister of State on the general elections, 1974 (PDF). Supervisor of Elections. 1974.
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