Parliamentary constituency in the Gaborone City of Botswana
Gaborone Central |
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Single-member constituency for the National Assembly |
Boundary of Gaborone Central in Botswana |
District | Gaborone |
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Population | 40,082[1] |
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Major settlements | Gaborone |
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Area | 20 km2 |
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Current constituency |
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Created | 1994 |
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Party | BDP |
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Created from | Gaborone South Gaborone North |
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MP | Tumisang Healy |
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Margin of victory | 1,801 (17.8 pp) |
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Gaborone Central is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Tumisang Healy, a BDP MP.
Constituency profile
The constituency was originally created in 1994, as part of an increase in the number of Gaborone constituencies from two to four. Since that is in general a stronghold for the opposition parties, first the BNF and later the BCP, becoming the seat of its leader, Dumelang Saleshando, from 2004 to 2014.[2] Since its creation the BDP has only won the constituency twice (1999 and 2019) in both with less than 50% of the votes.
The urban constituency encompasses the following locations:[3][4]
- Station Mall
- Main Mall
- Botswelelo
- Phologolo
- Madibeng
- Partial
- Tshimotharo
- Ginger
- Maruapula
- Broadhurst
- Extension 39
- Village
- Badiri
- Government Enclave
Members of Parliament
Key: BNF BDP BCP UDC
Election results
2019 election
General election 2019: Gaborone Central[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| BDP | Tumisang Healy | 4,886 | 48.16 | +20.54 |
| UDC | Mpho Pheko | 3,085 | 30.41 | −41.67 |
| AP | Phenyo Butale | 2,106 | 20.76 | N/A |
| Independent | Letsweletse Moses | 53 | 0.52 | N/A |
| Independent | Jafta Radibe | 16 | 0.16 | N/A |
Margin of victory | 1,801 | 17.75 | N/A |
Total valid votes | 10,146 | 99.56 | −0.03 |
Rejected ballots | 45 | 0.44 | +0.03 |
Turnout | 10,191 | 79.29 | −3.31 |
Registered electors | 12,853 | | |
| BDP gain from AP | Swing | +31.11 | |
2014 election
2009 election
2004 election
1999 election
1994 election
References
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 58.
- ^ Parliament of Botswana
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
- ^ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012.
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2009
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2004
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999
- ^ Results by constituency