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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in Gaborone, 1974–1984}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name              = Gaborone 
|type              = [[Single-member district|Single-member]]
|constituency_link = 
|parl_name         = [[National Assembly of Botswana|National Assembly]]
|image             = [[File:Botswana National Assembly - Gaborone Constituency (1974-1984).svg|250px]]
|caption           = Boundary of Gaborone in Botswana
|electorate        = 
|district          = [[Gaborone]] 
|towns             = [[Gaborone]]
|year              = 1974
|abolished         = 1984
|previous          = [[Gaborone/Ramotswa]]
|next              = [[Gaborone North]]<br />[[Gaborone South]]
|party             = 
|area              = 
}}
'''Gaborone''' was the constituency that represented the city of Gaborone in the National Assembly of Botswana from 1974 to 1984, following its separation from Gaborone/Ramotswa in 1972 and until its division in 1984 into two constituencies, '''[[Gaborone North]]''' and '''[[Gaborone South]]'''.<ref>[https://botswanalaws.com/StatutesActpdf/1972Subsidiarypdf/DELIMITATION%20OF%20CONSTITUENCIES,%20S.%20I.%20NO.%2081%20OF%201972.pdf  1972 DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES]</ref><ref name=EISA>[https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/bot1984election.htm  EISA - 1984 Botswana general election]</ref> It was represented by an [[Member of Parliament (Botswana)|MP]] in the [[National Assembly of Botswana]], elected by [[first-past-the-post]] voting system.

==Members of Parliament==
'''Key:'''
{{Party index link|Botswana Democratic Party}} 
{| class=wikitable
|-
!width=100| Election
!width=175 colspan=2| Winner
|-
| {{Botswana election link|1974}}
| bgcolor={{party color|Botswana Democratic Party}}|
| Welly Seboni
|-
| {{Botswana election link|1979}}
| bgcolor={{party color|Botswana Democratic Party}}|
| [[Peter Mmusi]]
|-
|}

== Election results ==
===1979 election===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1979 Botswana general election|General election 1979]]: Gaborone}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Botswana Democratic Party|candidate=[[Peter Mmusi]]|votes=2,661|percentage=54.73|change=−18.58}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Botswana National Front|candidate=[[Kenneth Koma]]|votes=1,973|percentage=40.58|change=+15.27}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Botswana People's Party|candidate=Lingisisani Kula|votes=228|percentage=4.69|change=N/A}}
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=688|percentage=14.15|change=−33.82}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=4,862|percentage=61.53|change=+31.07}}
{{Election box registered electors|
 |reg. electors = 7,902
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner = Botswana Democratic Party
   |swing =−16.93}}
{{Election box end}}

===1974 election===
{{Election box begin no change|
|title=[[1974 Botswana general election|General election 1974]]: Gaborone<ref>{{Cite book |first= |url=http://www.electionpassport.com/files/BW-1974GenlRptSelParts.pdf |title=Report to the Minister of State on the general elections, 1974 |date=1974 |publisher=Supervisor of Elections}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Botswana Democratic Party|candidate=Welly Seboni|votes=1,195|percentage=73.31}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Botswana National Front|candidate=[[Kenneth Koma]]|votes=413|percentage=25.34}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Independent politician|candidate=L. Kgang|votes=22|percentage=1.35}}
{{Election box margin of victory no change|votes=782|percentage=−47.97}}
{{Election box turnout no change|votes=1,640|percentage=30.46}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
 |reg. electors = 5,384
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
   |winner = Botswana Democratic Party 
   |swing = ''N/A''}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Constituencies established in 1974]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1984]]
[[Category:1974 establishments in Botswana]]
[[Category:1984 disestablishments in Botswana]]
[[Category:Constituencies in Gaborone]]
[[Category:Historic constituencies of the National Assembly of Botswana]]