Tlokweng (Botswana constituency)

Tlokweng
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly
District	South-East
Population	57,143
Electorate	18,114
Major settlements	Tlokweng
Area	285 km2
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	UDC
Created from	South-East
MP	Phenyo Segokgo
Margin of victory	4,351 (29.5 pp)

Tlokweng is a constituency in the South-East District represented by Phenyo Segokgo, a UDC MP in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024.

Constituency profile

Tlokweng was created from the former South-East constituency ahead of the 2004 general election. It was contested as South East North in the 2004 and 2009 general elections, before being contested as Tlokweng from the 2014 general election onwards.

The constituency lies around Tlokweng. According to the 2022 Delimitation Commission, the constituency has a population of 57,143 and covers an area of 285 km².

The constituency has the following localities:

1. Tlokweng
2. Ruretse

Members of Parliament

Key:   BNF   UDC   BDP   UDC

Election	Winner
2004 election		Olebile Gaborone
2009 election
2014 election		Same Bathobakae
2017 by-election		Masego Segokgo
2019 election		Thulagano Segokgo
2024 election		Phenyo Segokgo

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Tlokweng

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDC	Phenyo Segokgo	8,498	57.63	+21.36
	BDP	Thulagano Segokgo	4,147	28.12	−30.12
	BCP	Masego Segokgo	1,948	13.21	N/A
	Independent	Ian Bogatsu	153	1.04	N/A
Margin of victory			4,351	29.51	N/A
Total valid votes			14,746	99.59	−0.08
Rejected ballots			60	0.41	+0.08
Turnout			14,806	81.74	+0.07
Registered electors			18,114
	UDC gain from BDP		Swing	+25.74

2019 election

General election 2019: Tlokweng

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Thulagano Segokgo	7,473	58.24	+24.63
	UDC	Masego Segokgo	4,654	36.27	−19.73
	AP	Kgothe Bogatsu	704	5.49	N/A
Margin of victory			2,819	21.97	N/A
Total valid votes			12,831	99.67	−0.15
Rejected ballots			42	0.33	+0.15
Turnout			12,873	81.67	−1.13
Registered electors			15,763
	BDP gain from UDC		Swing	+22.18

2017 by-election

By-election 2017: Tlokweng

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDC	Masego Segokgo	4,635	67.68	+11.68
	BDP	Elijah Katse	2,156	31.48	−2.13
	Independent	Shirley Segokgo	57	0.83	N/A
Margin of victory			2,479	36.20	+13.82
Total valid votes			6,848	99.59	−0.23
Rejected ballots			28	0.41	+0.23
Turnout			6,876
	UDC hold		Swing	+6.91

2014 election

General election 2014: Tlokweng

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDC	Same Bathobakae	6,442	56.00	+14.00
	BDP	Olebile Gaborone	3,867	33.61	−8.19
	BCP	Phaladi Zachariah	1,195	10.39	−5.81
Margin of victory			2,575	22.38	+22.20
Total valid votes			11,504	99.82	+0.77
Rejected ballots			21	0.18	−0.77
Turnout			11,525	82.80	+2.39
Registered electors			13,919
	UDC hold		Swing	+11.10

2009 election

General election 2009: South East North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNF	Olebile Gaborone	3,824	41.99	−7.03
	BDP	Elijah Katse	3,807	41.81	+4.47
	BCP	Zacharia Phaladi	1,475	16.20	+2.56
Margin of victory			17	0.19	−11.50
Total valid votes			9,106	99.05	+0.02
Rejected ballots			87	0.95	−0.02
Turnout			9,193	80.41	+0.13
Registered electors			11,433
	BNF hold		Swing	−5.75

2004 election

General election 2004: South East North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BNF	Olebile Gaborone	3,243	49.02
	BDP	Shirley Segokgo	2,470	37.34
	BCP	John Mokgalagadi	902	13.64
Margin of victory			773	11.69
Total valid votes			6,615	99.03
Rejected ballots			65	0.97
Turnout			6,680	80.28
Registered electors			8,321
	BNF win (new seat)