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Parliamentary constituency in Gaborone, 1974–1984 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gaborone was the constituency that represented the city of Gaborone in the National Assembly of Botswana from 1974 to 1984, following its separation from Gaborone/Ramotswa in 1972 and until its division in 1984 into two constituencies, Gaborone North and Gaborone South.[1][2] It was represented by an MP in the National Assembly of Botswana, elected by first-past-the-post voting system.
Gaborone | |
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Former Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
District | Gaborone |
Major settlements | Gaborone |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Abolished | 1984 |
Created from | Gaborone/Ramotswa |
Replaced by | Gaborone North Gaborone South |
Key: BDP
Election | Winner | |
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1974 election | Welly Seboni | |
1979 election | Peter Mmusi | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BDP | Peter Mmusi | 2,661 | 54.73 | −18.58 | |
BNF | Kenneth Koma | 1,973 | 40.58 | +15.27 | |
BPP | Lingisisani Kula | 228 | 4.69 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 688 | 14.15 | −33.82 | ||
Turnout | 4,862 | 61.53 | +31.07 | ||
Registered electors | 7,902 | ||||
BDP hold | Swing | −16.93 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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BDP | Welly Seboni | 1,195 | 73.31 | ||
BNF | Kenneth Koma | 413 | 25.34 | ||
Independent | L. Kgang | 22 | 1.35 | ||
Margin of victory | 782 | −47.97 | |||
Turnout | 1,640 | 30.46 | |||
Registered electors | 5,384 | ||||
BDP win (new seat) |