Gaborone South is a constituency in
Gaborone City represented in the
National Assembly of Botswana
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by
Nelson Ramaotwana of the
UDC since 2024.
Constituency profile
The constituency was originally created in 1984, following the division of the single constituency of
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, ...
and has undergone multiple changes in its size and composition. Gaborone South was a
safe seat
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for the
BNF between 1984 and 2009.
[ Parliament of Botswana]
/ref> It was the seat of Kenneth Koma, president of the BNF and Leader of the Opposition
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between 1984 and 2003. In 2009 it was narrowly won by Kagiso Patrick Molatlhegi of the BDP and has since become in a marginal
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BDP seat. Molatlhegi was re-elected in 2014 and succeeded in 2019 by Dumezweni Mthimkhulu, also from the BDP. The UDC flipped the seat in 2024 with a large majority.
The urban constituency encompasses the following locations:
Members of Parliament
Key:
Election results
2024 election
2019 election
2014 election
2009 election
2004 election
1999 election
1994 election
1989 election
1984 election (rerun)
1984 election
References
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Parliamentary constituencies of Botswana
Constituencies in Gaborone
Constituencies established in 1984
1984 establishments in Botswana