Gaborone South
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| Gaborone South | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
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| District | Gaborone |
| Population | 42,519 |
| Major settlements | Gaborone |
| Area | 44 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | UDC |
| Created from | Gaborone |
| MP | Nelson Ramaotwana |
| Margin of victory | 4,740 (37.3 pp) |
Gaborone South is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Nelson Ramaotwana of the UDC since 2024.
The constituency was originally created in 1984, following the division of the single constituency of Gaborone and has undergone multiple changes in its size and composition. Gaborone South was a safe seat for the BNF between 1984 and 2009.[1] It was the seat of Kenneth Koma, president of the BNF and Leader of the Opposition between 1984 and 2003. In 2009 it was narrowly won by Kagiso Patrick Molatlhegi of the BDP and has since become in a marginal 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:[2][3]
- Selemela
- Dilalelo
- Old Industrial
- White City
- Bontleng
- Boitshoko
- Mophato
- Old Naledi
- Babusi
- Village