Gaborone Bonnington South
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| Gaborone Bonnington South | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
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| District | Gaborone |
| Population | 49,965 |
| Major settlements | Gaborone |
| Area | 19 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2012 |
| Created from | Gaborone West North |
| MP | Ndaba Gaolathe |
| Margin of victory | 5,674 (41.1 pp) |
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.
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,[1] he lost the seat to Botswana Democratic Party candidate Christian Ntuba Greef in a three-horse race.
The urban constituency encompasses the following locations:[2][3]
- Difetlhamolelo Block 9
- Mafikana Phase 4
- Madirelo
- Mabudisa Phase 1
- Mafatswa
- Kgale View