Lobatse (Botswana constituency)

Lobatse
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
DistrictLobatse
Population29,824
Major settlementsLobatse
Area127 km2
Current constituency
Created1994
Party  UDC
Created fromLobatse/Barolong
MPKamal Jacobs
Margin of victory4,173 (40.3 pp)

Lobatse is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of Botswana represented by Kamal Jacobs of the Umbrella for Democratic Change since 2024.

Constituency profile

The constituency was created for the 1994 elections, in the context of Botswana's increasing urbanization, with the division of Lobatse/Barolong into two proper constituencies. The constituency includes the city of Lobatse and its surrounding rural area.[1] From its creation until 2014 (when BDP won it), Lobatse was a safe seat for the BNF. In 2009 MP Nehemiah Modubule (former Leader of the Opposition and originally from the BNF), ran as an independent and was re-elected, at that time it was the only time any politician has been elected to the Parliament of Botswana as an independent.[2] The constituency has historically been a fertile site for minority third parties and independents, and since its creation has rarely been contested by fewer than five candidates.

Members of Parliament

Key:   BNF   BDP   Independent   UDC

Election Winner
1994 election Otlaadisa Koosaletse
1999 election Nehemiah Modubule
2004 election
2009 election
2014 election Sadique Kebonang
2019 election Thapelo Matsheka
2024 election Kamal Jacobs

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Lobatse[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDC Kamal Jacobs 6,872 66.35 +45.70
BDP Pelotshweu Motlogelwa 2,699 26.06 −35.79
Independent Mpoloka Pandor 445 4.30 N/A
BCP Tebo Mooki 341 3.29 N/A
Margin of victory 4,173 40.29 N/A
Total valid votes 10,357 98.94 −0.25
Rejected ballots 111 1.06 +0.25
Turnout 10,468 80.85 −1.30
Registered electors 12,947
UDC gain from BDP Swing +40.75

2019 election

General election 2019: Lobatse[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BDP Thapelo Matsheka 6,705 61.85 +11.95
UDC Orapeleng Kakoma 2,238 20.65 −24.80
Independent Kamal Jacobs 1,413 13.04 N/A
AP Shaffi Pandor 238 2.20 N/A
BMD Nehemiah Modubule 166 1.53 −43.92
BPF Kader Badat 40 0.37 N/A
Independent Patrick Kebailele 40 0.37 N/A
Margin of victory 4,467 41.20 +36.75
Total valid votes 10,840 99.19 −0.02
Rejected ballots 88 0.81 +0.02
Turnout 10,928 82.15 −3.32
Registered electors 13,302
BDP hold Swing +18.38

2014 election

General election 2014: Lobatse[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BDP Sadique Kebonang 5,485 49.90 +8.33
UDC Nehemiah Modubule 4,996 45.45 +2.70
BCP Ellius Rantleru 511 4.65 −0.20
Margin of victory 489 4.45 N/A
Total valid votes 11,015 99.21 +1.23
Rejected ballots 88 0.79 −1.23
Turnout 11,103 85.47 +11.1
Registered electors 12,991
BDP gain from UDC Swing +5.52

2009 election

General election 2009: Lobatse[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nehemiah Modubule 4,175 42.75 −7.29
BDP Moggie Mbaakanyi 4,060 41.57 +4.76
BNF Otlaadisa Koosaletse 1,018 10.42 −39.62
BCP Diane Taunyane 474 4.85 −2.17
BTTO Kealeboga Modise 40 4.85 −0.13
Margin of victory 115 1.18 −12.05
Total valid votes 9,767 97.98 −0.69
Rejected ballots 201 2.02 +0.69
Turnout 9,968 74.37 +0.05
Registered electors 13,404
Independent hold Swing −6.03

2004 election

General election 2004: Lobatse[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNF Nehemiah Modubule 4,173 50.04 −0.92
BDP Moggie Mbaakanyi 3,070 36.81 −4.54
BCP Otlaadisa Koosaletse 585 7.02 −0.16
NDF Metlhaeno Gaseitsiwe 466 5.59 N/A
Independent Kealeboga Modise 45 0.54 N/A
Margin of victory 1,103 13.23 +3.62
Total valid votes 8,339 98.67 +0.53
Rejected ballots 112 1.33 −0.53
Turnout 8,451 76.85 −3.53
Registered electors 10,997
BNF hold Swing −2.73

1999 election

General election 1999: Lobatse[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNF Nehemiah Modubule 3,976 50.96 −5.28
BDP Ishoo Abdulla 3,226 41.35 +2.78
BCP Otlaadisa Koosaletse 560 7.18 −49.06
BAM L. E. Serema 40 0.51 N/A
Margin of victory 750 9.61 −8.06
Total valid votes 7,802 98.14 N/A
Rejected ballots 148 1.86 N/A
Turnout 7,950 80.38 −0.73
Registered electors 9,891
BNF gain from BCP Swing −4.03

1994 election

General election 1994: Lobatse[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
BNF Otlaadisa Koosaletse 3,813 56.24
BDP Ishoo Abdulla 2,615 38.57
PUSO Nehemiah Modubule 265 3.91
IFP M.E. Galetshoge 49 0.72
BPP W. Kumbulani 38 0.56
Margin of victory 1,198 17.67
Turnout 6,780 81.11%
Registered electors 8,359
BNF win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
  2. ^ Was Modubule really a mokoko in 2009, Sunday Standard, 19 de noviembre de 2017
  3. ^ "Jacobs takes Lobatse Constituency". DailyNews. 31 October 2024.
  4. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
  5. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
  6. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2009
  7. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2004
  8. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999
  9. ^ Results by constituency
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.