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Tonota | |
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Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
District | Central District |
Population | 46,284[1] |
Major settlements | Tonota |
Area | 5,389 km2 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1965 |
Party | BDP |
MP | Pono Moatlhodi |
Margin of victory | 1,239 (8.0 pp) |
Tonota is a constituency in Botswana represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Pono Moatlhodi a BDP MP serving as the Deputy-Speaker of the National Assembly since July 2021[2].
Constituency profile
The seat has traditionally been a marginal seat for the BNF,[3] consistently supporting it from its establishment until the BDP secured a landslide victory. This aligned with the broader success the BDP achieved in the Southern parts of Botswana during the 2019 election. The constituency, predominantly rural, encompasses the following localities:[4]
- Tonota
- Serule
- Mandunyane
- Borotsi
- Foley
- Gojwane
- Sese
- Makomoto
Members of Parliament
Election | Winner | |
---|---|---|
1965 election | Lemme Makgekgenene | |
1969 election | ||
1974 election | ||
1979 election | ||
1984 election | ||
1989 election | ||
1994 election | ||
1999 election | ||
2014 election | ||
2014 election | Thapelo Olopeng | |
2019 election | Pono Moatlhodi |
Election results
2019 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UDC | Pono Moatlhodi | 8,364 | 54.00 | +15.52 | |
BDP | Thapelo Olopeng | 7,125 | 46.00 | −8.81 | |
Margin of victory | 1,239 | 8.00 | N/A | ||
Total valid votes | 15,489 | 99.39 | +0.23 | ||
Rejected ballots | 95 | 0.61 | −0.23 | ||
Turnout | 15,584 | 84.86 | +1.59 | ||
Registered electors | 18,364 | ||||
UDC gain from BDP | Swing | +12.2 |
2014 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDP | Thapelo Olopeng | 7,013 | 54.81 | ||
UDC | Pono Moatlhodi | 5,179 | 40.48 | ||
BCP | Themba Joina | 475 | 3.71 | ||
Independent | Michael K. Mzwinila | 128 | 1.00 | ||
Margin of victory | 1,834 | 14.33 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,795 | 99.16 | |||
Rejected ballots | 108 | 0.84 | |||
Turnout | 12,903 | 83.27 | |||
Registered electors | 15,495 | ||||
BDP notional hold |
1999 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDP | Pono Moatlhodi | 4,724 | 69.94 | +3.38 | |
BNF | J. Montsho | 1,035 | 15.32 | –3.68 | |
BCP | W. B. Marobela | 561 | 8.31 | New | |
BAM | C. Phillime | 434 | 6.43 | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,689 | 54.62 | +7.96 | ||
Total valid votes | 6,754 | 94.00 | N/A | ||
Rejected ballots | 431 | 6.00 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,185 | 71.19 | +2.00 | ||
Registered electors | 10,093 | ||||
BDP hold | Swing | +3.53 |
1994 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDP | Lemme Makgekgenene | 4,542 | 66.56 | –4.66 | |
BNF | M. Mogapi | 1,358 | 19.00 | +1.47 | |
BPP | S. D. Sefume | 924 | 14.44 | +3.19 | |
Margin of victory | 3,184 | 46.66 | –7.23 | ||
Turnout | 6,824 | 69.19 | +2.48 | ||
Registered electors | 9,862 | ||||
BDP hold | Swing | –1.60 |
1989 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDP | Lemme Makgekgenene | 5,404 | 71.22 | –3.41 | |
BNF | Willie Gulubane | 1,330 | 17.53 | New | |
BPP | Bonno Pone | 854 | 11.25 | –14.12 | |
Margin of victory | 4,074 | 53.89 | +4.43 | ||
Turnout | 7,588 | 66.71 | –7.75 | ||
Registered electors | 11,374 | ||||
BDP hold | Swing | +7.06 |
1984 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDP | Lemme Makgekgenene | 5,188 | 74.63 | –3.77 | |
BPP | Bonno Pone | 1,764 | 25.37 | +3.77 | |
Margin of victory | 3,424 | 49.26 | –7.54 | ||
Turnout | 6,952 | 74.46 | +6.70 | ||
Registered electors | 9,336 | ||||
BDP hold | Swing | –3.77 |
1979 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDP | Lemme Makgekgenene | 3,292 | 78.40 | –1.77 | |
BPP | J. Modise | 907 | 21.60 | +1.77 | |
Margin of victory | 2,385 | 56.80 | –3.54 | ||
Turnout | 7,006 | 67.76 | +29.64 | ||
Registered electors | 10,340 | ||||
BDP hold | Swing | –1.77 |
1974 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDP | Lemme Makgekgenene | 1,261 | 80.17 | +13.06 | |
BPP | P.K. Pudiephatshwa | 312 | 19.83 | –7.00 | |
Margin of victory | 949 | 60.34 | +20.06 | ||
Turnout | 1,573 | 15.22 | −32.32 | ||
Registered electors | 10,333 | ||||
BDP hold | Swing | +10.03 |
1969 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDP | Lemme Makgekgenene | 1,683 | 67.11 | +6.26 | |
BPP | P.P. Kgamane | 673 | 26.83 | –10.97 | |
BNF | W. Gulubane | 152 | 6.06 | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,010 | 40.28 | +17.23 | ||
Turnout | 1,750 | 47.54 | –36.66 | ||
Registered electors | 5,276 | ||||
BDP hold | Swing | +8.62 |
1965 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDP | Lemme Makgekgenene | 3,291 | 60.85 | ||
BPP | L.E. Senthufhe | 2,044 | 37.80 | ||
BIP | M.N. Nwako | 73 | 1.35 | ||
Margin of victory | 1,247 | 23.05 | |||
Turnout | 3,866 | 84.2 | |||
Registered electors | ≈4,591 | ||||
BDP win (new seat) |
References
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 25.
- ^ Mompati Tlhankane (6 July 2021). "Moatlhodi takes over as Deputy Speaker". mmegi.bw. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Abram Kesupile falls". Sunday Standard. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012. p. 26.
- ^ Report to the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration on the 2019 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). 2020.
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999
- ^ Report to the Minister of State on the general elections, 1974 (PDF). Supervisor of Elections. 1974.
- ^ "Report on the General Elections 1969" (PDF). 1969.
- ^ Gossett, Charles W.; Kebapetse, Lotshwao (21 April 2013). "Report on the 1965 General Election and the 1966 Local Government Election". Botswana Notes & Records. 41. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network (published 2009): 53. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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