Kgatleng Central
| Kgatleng Central | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
| District | Kgatleng |
| Population | 45,921 |
| Major settlements | Mochudi |
| Area | 427 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Party | UDC |
| Created from | Mochudi West Mochudi East |
| MP | Mpho Morolong |
| Margin of victory | 2,114 (12.7 pp) |
Kgatleng Central is a constituency in the Kgatleng represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Mpho Morolong of the UDC. Further to the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat was first contested at the 2024 general election.[1]
Constituency profile
The seat is predominantly rural and encompasses the following localities:[1]
Members of Parliament
Key: UDC
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 election | Mpho Morolong | |
Election results
2024 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | Mpho Morolong | 7,241 | 43.63 | ||
| BDP | Mmusi Kgafela | 5,127 | 30.89 | ||
| BCP | Nninka Senwelo | 3,777 | 22.78 | ||
| BPF | Donald Seleke | 452 | 2.72 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,114 | 12.74 | |||
| Total valid votes | 16,597 | 99.51 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 81 | 0.49 | |||
| Turnout | 16,678 | 81.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 20,485 | ||||
| UDC notional gain from BDP | |||||
References
- ^ a b 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. pp. 56–57.
- ^ "Kgatleng Central goes to UDC". DailyNews. 1 November 2024.