| Gaborone | |
|---|---|
| Former
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
.svg) Boundary of Gaborone in Botswana | |
| District | Gaborone |
| Major settlements | Gaborone |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Abolished | 1984 |
| Created from | Gaborone/Ramotswa |
| Replaced by |
Gaborone North Gaborone South |
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. [1] [2] It was represented by an MP in the National Assembly of Botswana, elected by first-past-the-post voting system.
Members of Parliament
Key: BDP
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 election | Welly Seboni | |
| 1979 election | Peter Mmusi | |
Election results
1979 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Peter Mmusi | 2,661 | 54.73 | −18.58 | |
| BNF | Kenneth Koma | 1,973 | 40.58 | +15.27 | |
| BPP | Lingisisani Kula | 228 | 4.69 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 688 | 14.15 | −33.82 | ||
| Turnout | 4,862 | 61.53 | +31.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,902 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −16.93 | |||
1974 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Welly Seboni | 1,195 | 73.31 | ||
| BNF | Kenneth Koma | 413 | 25.34 | ||
| Independent | L. Kgang | 22 | 1.35 | ||
| Margin of victory | 782 | −47.97 | |||
| Turnout | 1,640 | 30.46 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,384 | ||||
| BDP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ 1972 DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES
- ^ EISA - 1984 Botswana general election
- ^ Report to the Minister of State on the general elections, 1974 (PDF). Supervisor of Elections. 1974.
| Gaborone | |
|---|---|
| Former
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
|
Boundary of Gaborone in Botswana | |
| District | Gaborone |
| Major settlements | Gaborone |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Abolished | 1984 |
| Created from | Gaborone/Ramotswa |
| Replaced by |
Gaborone North Gaborone South |
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. [1] [2] It was represented by an MP in the National Assembly of Botswana, elected by first-past-the-post voting system.
Members of Parliament
Key: BDP
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 election | Welly Seboni | |
| 1979 election | Peter Mmusi | |
Election results
1979 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Peter Mmusi | 2,661 | 54.73 | −18.58 | |
| BNF | Kenneth Koma | 1,973 | 40.58 | +15.27 | |
| BPP | Lingisisani Kula | 228 | 4.69 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 688 | 14.15 | −33.82 | ||
| Turnout | 4,862 | 61.53 | +31.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,902 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −16.93 | |||
1974 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Welly Seboni | 1,195 | 73.31 | ||
| BNF | Kenneth Koma | 413 | 25.34 | ||
| Independent | L. Kgang | 22 | 1.35 | ||
| Margin of victory | 782 | −47.97 | |||
| Turnout | 1,640 | 30.46 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,384 | ||||
| BDP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ 1972 DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES
- ^ EISA - 1984 Botswana general election
- ^ Report to the Minister of State on the general elections, 1974 (PDF). Supervisor of Elections. 1974.