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 |
Created from |
Tonota North Tonota South |
Abolished | 1999 |
Re-established | 2014 |
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]
The seat has traditionally been a stronghold for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), consistently supporting it from its establishment in 1965 until its abolition after the 1999 elections. The constituency was re-established ahead of the 2014 elections and the BDP notionally held the seat. However, in the 2019 election, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) won the seat, marking the first time an opposition party had secured victory in the seat and its predecessors, Tonota South and Tonota North. This win aligned with the broader success the UDC achieved in the northern parts of Botswana during the 2019 election.
The predominantly rural constituency encompasses the following localities: [3]
Election | Winner | |
---|---|---|
1965 election | Lemme Makgekgenene | |
1969 election | ||
1974 election | ||
1979 election | ||
1984 election | ||
1989 election | ||
1994 election | ||
1999 election | ||
2014 election | Thapelo Olopeng | |
2019 election | Pono Moatlhodi |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UDC | Pono Moatlhodi | 8,364 | 54.00 | +13.52 | |
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 | +11.17 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
Created from |
Tonota North Tonota South |
Abolished | 1999 |
Re-established | 2014 |
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]
The seat has traditionally been a stronghold for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), consistently supporting it from its establishment in 1965 until its abolition after the 1999 elections. The constituency was re-established ahead of the 2014 elections and the BDP notionally held the seat. However, in the 2019 election, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) won the seat, marking the first time an opposition party had secured victory in the seat and its predecessors, Tonota South and Tonota North. This win aligned with the broader success the UDC achieved in the northern parts of Botswana during the 2019 election.
The predominantly rural constituency encompasses the following localities: [3]
Election | Winner | |
---|---|---|
1965 election | Lemme Makgekgenene | |
1969 election | ||
1974 election | ||
1979 election | ||
1984 election | ||
1989 election | ||
1994 election | ||
1999 election | ||
2014 election | Thapelo Olopeng | |
2019 election | Pono Moatlhodi |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UDC | Pono Moatlhodi | 8,364 | 54.00 | +13.52 | |
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 | +11.17 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |