| Goodhope-Mabule | |
|---|---|
|
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
.svg) Boundary of Tonota constituency in Botswana | |
| District | Southern District |
| Population | 36,428 [1] |
| Area | 2,735 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2014 |
| Party | BDP |
| Created from | Barolong |
| MP | Eric Molale |
| Margin of victory | 3,909 (23.9 pp) |
Goodhope-Mabule is a constituency in Botswana represented in the National Assembly since 2019 by Eric Molale, a BDP MP and Minister of Transport and Public Works last elected in 2019.
Following the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat will be subject to significant boundary changes and will be renamed Goodhope-Mmathethe, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.
The seat and its predecessors ( Barolong and Lobatse/Barolong) have traditionally been strongholds for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), consistently supporting it from their establishment in 1965 until the 2014 election. The constituency was renamed from Barolong to Goodhope-Mabule after the 2012 delimitation process ahead of the 2014 elections, where it saw modest boundary changes. The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) notionally gained the seat from the BDP with a plurality in the 2014 election. However, in the 2019 election, the BDP reclaimed the seat, in alignment with the strong swings to the BDP in the southern parts of the country in that election. It is the southeasternmost constituency in the country, bordering South Africa. The predominantly rural constituency encompasses the following localities: [2]
- Sekhutlhane
- Mabule
- Tshidilamolomo
- Mmakgori
- Dikhukhung
- Leporung
- Phitshane Molopo
- Sedibeng
- Mokatako
- Hebron
- Ditlharapa
- Metlojane
- Goodhope
- Bethel
- Dinatshana
- Pitsane
- Tlhareseleele
- Tswaanyaneng
- Tswagare
- Mokgomane
- Rakhuna
- Ramatlabama
- Papatlo
- Phihetshwane
- Marojane
- Logagane
- Borobadilepe
- Madingwana
- Sheep Farm
- Ngwatsau
- Mogwalale
- Kgoro
- Molete
- Pitsanepotokwe
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 election | James Mathokgwane | |
| 2019 election | Eric Molale | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Eric Molale | 9,844 | 60.11 | +10.50 | |
| UDC | Patrick Molutsi | 5,935 | 36.24 | –13.37 | |
| AP | Tumisang Letlakana | 508 | 3.10 | New | |
| Independent | Tirelo Modisaotsile | 90 | 0.55 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,909 | 23.87 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,377 | 99.19 | +0.65 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 133 | 0.81 | −0.65 | ||
| Turnout | 16,510 | 87.00 | +1.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,364 | ||||
| BDP gain from UDC | Swing | +11.94 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | James Mathokgwane | 6,712 | 49.61 | ||
| BDP | Kitso Mokaila | 7,013 | 45.09 | ||
| BCP | Lesego Gatogang | 475 | 5.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 611 | 4.52 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,530 | 98.54 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 200 | 1.46 | |||
| Turnout | 13,730 | 85.86 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,991 | ||||
| UDC notional gain | |||||
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 86.
- ^ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012. p. 70.
- ^ 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
| Goodhope-Mabule | |
|---|---|
|
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
|
Boundary of Tonota constituency in Botswana | |
| District | Southern District |
| Population | 36,428 [1] |
| Area | 2,735 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2014 |
| Party | BDP |
| Created from | Barolong |
| MP | Eric Molale |
| Margin of victory | 3,909 (23.9 pp) |
Goodhope-Mabule is a constituency in Botswana represented in the National Assembly since 2019 by Eric Molale, a BDP MP and Minister of Transport and Public Works last elected in 2019.
Following the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat will be subject to significant boundary changes and will be renamed Goodhope-Mmathethe, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.
The seat and its predecessors ( Barolong and Lobatse/Barolong) have traditionally been strongholds for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), consistently supporting it from their establishment in 1965 until the 2014 election. The constituency was renamed from Barolong to Goodhope-Mabule after the 2012 delimitation process ahead of the 2014 elections, where it saw modest boundary changes. The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) notionally gained the seat from the BDP with a plurality in the 2014 election. However, in the 2019 election, the BDP reclaimed the seat, in alignment with the strong swings to the BDP in the southern parts of the country in that election. It is the southeasternmost constituency in the country, bordering South Africa. The predominantly rural constituency encompasses the following localities: [2]
- Sekhutlhane
- Mabule
- Tshidilamolomo
- Mmakgori
- Dikhukhung
- Leporung
- Phitshane Molopo
- Sedibeng
- Mokatako
- Hebron
- Ditlharapa
- Metlojane
- Goodhope
- Bethel
- Dinatshana
- Pitsane
- Tlhareseleele
- Tswaanyaneng
- Tswagare
- Mokgomane
- Rakhuna
- Ramatlabama
- Papatlo
- Phihetshwane
- Marojane
- Logagane
- Borobadilepe
- Madingwana
- Sheep Farm
- Ngwatsau
- Mogwalale
- Kgoro
- Molete
- Pitsanepotokwe
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 election | James Mathokgwane | |
| 2019 election | Eric Molale | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Eric Molale | 9,844 | 60.11 | +10.50 | |
| UDC | Patrick Molutsi | 5,935 | 36.24 | –13.37 | |
| AP | Tumisang Letlakana | 508 | 3.10 | New | |
| Independent | Tirelo Modisaotsile | 90 | 0.55 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,909 | 23.87 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,377 | 99.19 | +0.65 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 133 | 0.81 | −0.65 | ||
| Turnout | 16,510 | 87.00 | +1.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,364 | ||||
| BDP gain from UDC | Swing | +11.94 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | James Mathokgwane | 6,712 | 49.61 | ||
| BDP | Kitso Mokaila | 7,013 | 45.09 | ||
| BCP | Lesego Gatogang | 475 | 5.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 611 | 4.52 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,530 | 98.54 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 200 | 1.46 | |||
| Turnout | 13,730 | 85.86 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,991 | ||||
| UDC notional gain | |||||
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 86.
- ^ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012. p. 70.
- ^ 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