Gaborone Central

Gaborone Central is a constituency in Gaborone City represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Tumisang Healy, a BDP MP.

Gaborone Central
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Boundary of Gaborone Central in Botswana
DistrictGaborone
Population40,082[1]
Major settlementsGaborone
Area20 km2
Current constituency
Created1994
Party  BDP
Created fromGaborone South
Gaborone North
MPTumisang Healy
Margin of victory1,801 (17.8 pp)

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]

  1. Station Mall
  2. Main Mall
  3. Botswelelo
  4. Phologolo
  5. Madibeng
  6. Partial
  7. Tshimotharo
  8. Ginger
  9. Maruapula
  10. Broadhurst
  11. Extension 39
  12. Village
  13. Badiri
  14. Government Enclave

Members of Parliament

Key:   BNF   BDP   BCP   UDC

Election Winner
1994 election Michael Dingake
1999 election Margaret Nasha
2004 election Dumelang Saleshando
2009 election
2014 election Phenyo Butale
2019 election Tumisang Healy

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 −19.06
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
General election 2014: Gaborone Central[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDC Phenyo Butale 4,601 39.82 +28.51
BCP Dumelang Saleshando 3,727 32.26 −29.49
BDP Rupert Hambira 3,191 27.62 +0.68
Independent Sidney Baitsile 35 0.30 N/A
Margin of victory 874 7.56 N/A
Total valid votes 11,554 99.53 +1.52
Rejected ballots 55 0.47 −1.52
Turnout 11,609 82.60 +6.34
Registered electors 14,054
UDC gain from BCP Swing +29.00

2009 election
General election 2009: Gaborone Central[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BCP Dumelang Saleshando 6,102 61.75 +23.87
BDP Kgomotso Mogami 2,662 26.94 −9.79
BNF Calvin Thutlwe 1,118 11.31 −12.96
Margin of victory 3,440 34.81 +33.66
Total valid votes 9,882 98.01 −1.65
Rejected ballots 201 1.99 +1.65
Turnout 10,083 76.26 +0.05
Registered electors 13,222
BCP hold Swing +16.83

2004 election
General election 2004: Gaborone Central[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BCP Dumelang Saleshando 2,992 37.88 +21.58
BDP Margaret Nasha 2,901 36.73 −10.82
BNF Kathleen Letshabo 1,917 24.27 −6.80
NDF Violet Mphuting 89 1.13 N/A
Margin of victory 91 1.15 N/A
Total valid votes 7,899 99.66 +0.47
Rejected ballots 34 0.34 −0.47
Turnout 7,926 76.21 +1.80
Registered electors 10,400
BCP gain from BDP Swing +16.20

1999 election
General election 1999: Gaborone Central[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BDP Margaret Nasha 2,868 47.55 +9.07
BNF Mareledi Giddie 1,874 31.07 +30.00
BCP Michael Dingake 983 16.30 −44.14
BAM Ephraim Setshwaelo 293 4.86 N/A
MELS Themba Joina 13 0.22 N/A
Margin of victory 994 16.48 N/A
Total valid votes 6,031 99.19 N/A
Rejected ballots 49 0.81 N/A
Turnout 6,080 74.41 −3.60
Registered electors 8,171
BDP gain from BCP Swing +19.35

1994 election
General election 1994: Gaborone Central[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
BNF Michael Dingake 3,490 60.44
BDP G.U.S. Matlhabaphiri 2,222 38.48
UDF Mareledi Giddie 62 1.07
Margin of victory 1,268 21.96
Turnout 5,774 78.01%
Registered electors 7,402
BNF win (new seat)

References
  1. 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 58.
  2. Parliament of Botswana
  3. 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
  4. REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012.
  5. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
  6. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
  7. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2009
  8. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2004
  9. Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999
  10. Results by constituency
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