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]
Tonota | |
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Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
![]() Boundary of Tonota constituency in Botswana | |
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) |
Constituency profile
editThe 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]
- Tonota
- Serule
- Mandunyane
- Borotsi
- Foley
- Gojwane
- Sese
- Makomoto
Members of Parliament
editElection | 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 |
Election results
edit2019 election
editParty | 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 |
2014 election
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Results by constituency
- ^ Democracy in the face of a weak Opposition in Botswana, Brian T. Mokopakgosi & Mpho G. Molomo (2000)
- ^ 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.