Mmadinare (Botswana constituency)
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| Mmadinare | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
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| District | Central District |
| Population | 30,460 |
| Major settlements | Mmadinare |
| Area | 5,614 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Party | UDC |
| MP | Ketlhalefile Motshegwa |
| Margin of victory | 38 (0.4 pp) |
Mmadinare is a constituency in Botswana represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024 by Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, an Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) MP since 2024.
The seat was a stronghold for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), consistently delivering large majorities in its favor from its establishment in 1965 until the 2024 Botswana general election, when the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) flipped it to the opposition. This shift was mainly due to a steep collapse in the BDP vote, ending the party’s 58-year grip on the constituency. Notably, the seat had long been considered a safe one for the BDP, particularly for a constituency outside Serowe for instance, it was the safest non-Serowe based seat for the BDP in the country in the 2014 general election. This victory reflected the broader success of the UDC in northern Botswana during the 2024 election, where the BDP was completely locked out of the Central District — historically its strongest region.
The predominantly rural constituency anchored around the mining town of Selebi-Phikwe encompasses the following localities:[1]