Kgatleng West

Kgatleng West
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly
District	Kgatleng
Population	37,923
Electorate	16,675
Major settlements	Mochudi Bokaa Rasesa
Area	3,717 km2
Current constituency
Created	1994
Party	BCP
Created from	Mochudi
MP	Unity Dow
Margin of victory	196 (1.5 pp)

Kgatleng West is a constituency in the Kgatleng District represented by Unity Dow, a BCP MP in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024.

Constituency profile

Kgatleng West was created from the former Mochudi constituency ahead of the 1994 general election. It was contested as Mochudi West in the 2014 and 2019 general elections, before being contested again as Kgatleng West from the 2024 general election onwards.

The constituency has the following localities:

1. Bokaa
2. Dikgonnye
3. Khurutshe
4. Morwa
5. Bodungwane
6. Artesia
7. Pilane
8. Rasesa
9. Leshibitse
10. Kgomodiatshaba
11. Part of Mochudi

Members of Parliament

Key:   BNF   BDP   UDC   BCP

Election	Winner
1994 election		James Pilane
1999 election		Rakwadi Modipane
2004 election
2009 election		Gilbert Mangole
2014 election
2019 election		Mmusi Kgafela
2024 election		Unity Dow

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Kgatleng West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BCP	Unity Dow	4,425	33.07	N/A
	BDP	Daniel Molokwe	4,229	31.61	−32.66
	UDC	Kenneth Rapoo	3,522	26.32	−2.11
	BPF	Bright Molebatsi	1,204	9.00	N/A
Margin of victory			196	1.46	N/A
Total valid votes			13,380	98.35	−1.04
Rejected ballots			225	1.65	+1.04
Turnout			13,605	81.59	−5.27
Registered electors			16,675
	BCP gain from BDP		Swing	N/A

2019 election

General election 2019: Mochudi West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Mmusi Kgafela	13,234	64.26	+31.37
	UDC	Kgosietsile Mmoketsi	5,856	28.44	−19.44
	BMD	Gilbert Mangole	723	3.51	N/A
	AP	Stephen Linchwe	627	3.04	N/A
	Independent	Alfred Pilane	153	0.74	N/A
Margin of victory			7,378	35.83	N/A
Total valid votes			20,593	99.38	+0.06
Rejected ballots			128	0.62	−0.06
Turnout			20,721	86.86	−0.72
Registered electors			23,857
	BDP gain from UDC		Swing	+25.40

2014 election

General election 2014: Mochudi West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDC	Gilbert Mangole	8,856	47.87	+12.32
	BDP	Unity Dow	6,085	32.89	−7.65
	BCP	Alfred Pilane	3,558	19.23	−0.49
Margin of victory			2,771	14.98	N/A
Total valid votes			18,499	99.32	+0.89
Rejected ballots			127	0.68	−0.89
Turnout			18,626	87.57	+9.02
Registered electors			21,269
	UDC gain from BDP		Swing	+9.98

2009 election

General election 2009: Kgatleng West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Gilbert Mangole	5,493	40.55	+2.12
	BNF	Jerry Rasetshwane	4,817	35.56	−1.06
	BCP	Joseph Monametsi	2,672	19.72	−2.63
	Independent	Alfred Pilane	565	4.17	N/A
Margin of victory			676	4.99	+3.19
Total valid votes			13,547	98.42	+0.53
Rejected ballots			217	1.58	−0.53
Turnout			13,764	78.56	−1.11
Registered electors			17,521
	BDP hold		Swing	+1.59

2004 election

General election 2004: Kgatleng West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Rakwadi Modipane	3,943	38.42	−7.91
	BNF	Jerry Olefile Rasetshwane	3,758	36.62	−0.05
	BCP	Motsei Madisa	2,294	22.35	+5.36
	NDF	Letlotlo Kopong	267	2.60	N/A
Margin of victory			185	1.80	−7.86
Total valid votes			10,262	97.89	+1.05
Rejected ballots			221	2.11	−1.05
Turnout			10,483	79.67	+0.18
Registered electors			13,158
	BDP hold		Swing	−3.93

1999 election

General election 1999: Kgatleng West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Rakwadi Modipane	4,569	46.33	+6.42
	BNF	Letlotlo Kopong	3,616	36.67	−23.42
	BCP	James Pilane	1,676	17.00	N/A
Margin of victory			953	9.66	N/A
Total valid votes			9,861	96.84	N/A
Rejected ballots			322	3.16	N/A
Turnout			10,183	79.49	−3.55
Registered electors			12,811
	BDP gain from BNF		Swing	+14.92

1994 election

General election 1994: Kgatleng West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BNF	James Pilane	5,582	60.09
	BDP	M. Molomo	3,708	39.91
Margin of victory			1,874	20.17
Turnout			9,290	83.04
Registered electors			11,188
	BNF win (new seat)