Gaborone Bonnington North is a constituency in

Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Botswana, largest city of Botswana, with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its metropolitan area is home to 534, ...

represented in the

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since

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by the assistant Minister for State President, Maipelo Mophuting of the

Umbrella for Democratic Change The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is a centre-left politics, centre-left to Left-wing politics, left-wing Electoral alliance, alliance of political parties in Botswana. Since the 2024 Botswana general election, the UDC has been the governi ...

. With an area of 23 km², Gaborone Bonnington North is the second smallest constituency of Botswana after

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 North constituency. In the

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elections the constituency was won by

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 ...

, leader and presidential candidate of the

, who became

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in the

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. In

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, however, Boko decisively lost his seat to Annah Mokgethi of the Botswana Democratic Party. The urban constituency encompasses the following locations: # Segoditshane # Broadhurst # Taung # Mabudisa Phase 1 # Ntloedibe Phase II # Bokotelo # Boseja Block 6 # Moroka Block 5 # Ditimamodimo Block 7 # Feya # Central Business District

Members of Parliament

Key:

Election results

2024 election

2019 election

2014 election

References

{{reflist Parliamentary constituencies of Botswana Constituencies in Gaborone Constituencies established in 2012 2012 establishments in Botswana