Bobirwa is a constituency in Botswana represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Taolo Lucas, a Botswana Congress Party (BCP) MP since 2019.
Constituency profile The seat was a stronghold for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), consistently supporting it with large majorities from its establishment in 1965 until the 2019 general election where perennial candidate Taolo Lucas flipped it to the opposition column, ending the BDP's 54-year grip on the constituency. The constituency was subject to modest boundary changes and was renamed to Bobonong in the run-up to the 2014 general election. This win aligned with the broader success the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) achieved in the northern part of Botswana during the 2019 election. Posterior to the exit of the BCP from the UDC, Taolo Lucas held the seat with a twelve-point margin of victory, his best performance yet.
The predominantly rural constituency encompasses the following localities:
Bobonong Gobojango Mabolwe Semolale Moletemane Tsetsebjwe Mathathane Molalatau Lentswelemoriti Motlhabaneng Lepokole
Members of Parliament Key:
Election Winner Archelaus Tsoebebe Abel Sikunyane Walter Mosweu James Maruatona Shaw Kgathi Taolo Lucas
Election results 2024 election
2019 election
2014 election
2009 election
2004 election
1999 election
1994 election
1989 election
1984 election
1979 election
1974 election
1969 election
1965 election
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