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Gaborone Bonnington North
Gaborone Bonnington North is a constituency in Gaborone represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024 Botswana general election, 2024 by the assistant Minister for State President, Maipelo Mophuting of the Umbrella for Democratic Change. With an area of 23 km2, Gaborone Bonnington North is the second smallest constituency of Botswana after Gaborone Bonnington South. Constituency profile The constituency was created in 2012, from the former Gaborone West North constituency. In the 2014 Botswana general election, 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 (Botswana), leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Botswana, National Assembly. In 2019 Botswana general election, 2019, however, Boko decisively lost his seat to Annah Mokgethi of the Botswana Democratic Party. The urban constituency encompasses the following locations: # Segoditsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-member District
A single-member district or constituency is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. In some countries, such as Australia and India, members of the lower house of parliament are elected from single-member districts, while members of the upper house are elected from multi-member districts. In some other countries, such as Singapore, members of parliament can be elected from either single-member or multi-member districts. History in the United States The United States Constitution, ratified in 1789, states: "The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States...Representatives...shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers." In other words, the Constitution specifies that each state will be apportioned a number of representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily News Botswana
''Daily News Botswana'' is an English language newspaper published in Gaborone, Botswana. History Gallery File:Botswana Daily news Tuesday, January 31 1967 (Botswana History).jpg File:Daily news Botswana (Botswana History).jpg File:Bechanaland daily news mail.jpg See also *'' Azhizhi'' * ''Mmegi'' * ''Botswana Guardian'' * ''The Botswana Gazette'' * Yarona FM Yarona FM is an urban broadcaster targeting young adults. The radio station is a private commercial entity that has existed since 1999. It is regulated by BOCRA and attracts a unique weekly audience of 250,000. History The radio station started ... References External links Official website English-language newspapers published in Botswana African news websites {{Africa-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies In Gaborone
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provide the voters therein with representation in a legislature or other polity. That legislative body, the state's constitution, or a body established for that purpose determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. The district representative or representatives may be elected by single-winner first-past-the-post system, a multi-winner proportional representative system, or another voting method. The district members may be selected by a direct election under wide adult enfranchisement, an indirect election, or direct election using another form of suffr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Constituencies Of Botswana
Botswana is divided into fifty-seven parliamentary constituencies. List of constituencies See also * List of electoral districts by nationList of current members of the National Assembly of Botswana*https://www.iec.gov.bw/index.php/document-library.html/#useful References External links Old map of the constituencies(PDF) {{Africa topic, Electoral districts of Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ... Subdivisions of Botswana Parliamentary constituencies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Mokgethi
Anna Maria Mokgethi is a Motswana politician who served as the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs from November 2019 to November 2024. She was the Member of Parliament for Gaborone Bonnington North constituency from 2019–2024. Mokgethi is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party. Political career Mokgethi was originally a member of the Botswana Congress Party, before she resigned to join the Botswana Democratic Party. Ahead of the 2019 general election, she was selected as the BDP's candidate for Gaborone Bonnington North. She easily defeated opposition leader Duma Boko on 23 October after she received 3,033 votes compared to Boko's 1,851 votes. She was sworn in as an MP on 5 November 2019. On 6 November 2019, president Mokgweetsi Masisi Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi (; born 21 July 1961) is a Motswana politician who served as the fifth president of Botswana from 2018 to 2024. He served as the eighth vice president of Botswana from 12 November 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Botswana General Election
General elections were held in Botswana on 23 October 2019 to elect MPs and local government councillors. Despite a high profile split in the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in May 2019 when former President Ian Khama left the party and switched his support to the new Botswana Patriotic Front, the BDP's vote share increased to almost 53% as the party won 38 of the 57 elected seats in the National Assembly, a gain of one compared to the 2014 elections. The elections were the twelfth straight victory for the BDP. As of , this is the last time the BDP has won a general election. Background Following the 2014 elections, there were two opposing factions in parliament: the Umbrella for Democratic Change (an alliance of the Botswana National Front, the Botswana Movement for Democracy and the Botswana People's Party), and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP). In February 2017, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) also joined the Umbrella for Democratic Change, uniting all parlia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The Opposition (Botswana)
In Botswana, the Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the political party with the largest number of seats in the National Assembly of Botswana, National Assembly that is not in the government. The position was created shortly before the independence of Botswana, after the 1965 Bechuanaland general election, first elections under universal suffrage in the then territory of Bechuanaland. As in most countries that are governed under the Westminster parliamentary system, the leader of the Opposition is an elected member of the National Assembly who enjoys numerous particular prerogatives. They are considered the main spokesman for the majority opposition party in the National Assembly and has the right to make official statements in the National Assembly on important national and international issues on behalf of the majority opposition. They have longer speaking times than ordinary members during debates on the State of the Union Address, the Budget Address, or any other maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duma Boko
Duma Gideon Boko (born 31 December 1969) is a Motswana politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the sixth President of Botswana since 1 November 2024 and as leader of the Umbrella for Democratic Change since 2012. He served as Leader of the Opposition (Botswana), Leader of the Opposition from 2014 to 2019. Boko attained the presidency of the Botswana National Front, BNF in 2010. He led the creation of the Umbrella for Democratic Change, an alliance of the main opposition parties in Botswana. He ran as the alliance's president in Botswana's general elections in 2014 Botswana general election, 2014 and 2019 Botswana general election, 2019. At the 2024 Botswana general election, 2024 election, he led his party to victory and was sworn in as President of Botswana on 1 November 2024. He is the first, and so far the only president in Botswana's history not to belong to the Botswana Democratic Party. Early life Boko was born in Botswana's Central District, in the village of Mah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Botswana General Election
General and local elections were held in Botswana on 24 October 2014. The result was an eleventh straight victory for the Botswana Democratic Party, which won 37 of the 57 elected seats. Incumbent president Ian Khama was sworn in for a second term on 28 October. The period leading up to the elections was characterized by an unprecedented economic downturn in the country, a direct result of the Great Recession. Additionally, there was a surge in social conflict, including a lengthy public service strike in mid-2011, which was orchestrated by the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU). Ian Khama received significant criticism for his handling of these issues, and internal conflicts within the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) deepened. As a result, a more liberal faction of the party, opposed to Khama's leadership, splintered from the BDP and established the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) under the leadership of Gomolemo Motswaledi. Background The 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaborone Bonnington South
Gaborone Bonnington South is a constituency in Gaborone represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Ndaba Gaolathe, the Vice-President of Botswana since 2024. With 19 km2, Gaborone Bonnington South is the smallest constituency of Botswana. 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,BMD splits and Alliance for Progressives is born The , 27 September 2017 he lost the seat to [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Botswana General Election
General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2024 to determine the composition of the 13th Parliament of Botswana as well as local councils across the country. Up for election were 61 seats of the National Assembly of Botswana, National Assembly as well as 609 local council seats, all elected through the first-past-the-post voting system. The centre-right Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had dominant-party system, dominated the country's politics since independence in 1966, was decisively beaten by the centre-left opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). Large voter swings toward opposition parties led to the BDP falling to fourth place. The UDC took first place with 36 seats, a majority of five. This ensured Duma Boko, leader of both the UDC and its largest component, the Botswana National Front (BNF), would be elected as President of Botswana. The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) took second place, becoming the Parliamentary opposition, official opposition. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Botswana
The National Assembly is the sole Legislature, legislative body of Botswana's unicameral Parliament of Botswana, Parliament, of which consists of the President of Botswana, President and the National Assembly. The House passes laws, provides Minister (government), ministers to form Cabinet of Botswana, Cabinet, and supervises the work of government. It is also responsible for adopting the country's budgets. It is advised by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, a council of Kgosi, tribal chiefs which is not a Legislative chamber, house of Parliament. Though there were legislative predecessors to the National Assembly during colonial rule, it was not until Independence of Botswana, independence in 1966 that the National Assembly of Botswana officially formed. Since then, there have been consistent multi-party elections and 5 peaceful presidential transitions. Currently, there are 65 total members of the National Assembly. Voters in single member Constituency, constituencies directly elect 57 of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
