Thamaga-Kumakwane is a constituency in the Kweneng District represented by Palelo Motaosane, a BDP MP in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019.
Constituency profile Thamaga-Kumakwane has existed since the inaugural 1965 general election, when it was contested as Kweneng South. The constituency has also been known as Thamaga, before being renamed Thamaga-Kumakwane from the 2014 general election onwards.
The constituency lies west of Gaborone and is anchored by the villages of Thamaga and Kumakwane. It occupies part of Botswana's south-eastern hardveld and forms part of the peri-urban and rural belt between the capital region and the wider Kweneng area. Its settlements include both commuter villages within Greater Gaborone and more rural communities.
The constituency is one of the BDP's last surviving strongholds. Like neighbouring Moshupa-Manyana, it has never returned a Member of Parliament from any party other than the BDP. This makes it one of the few existing constituencies in Botswana where the BDP has retained uninterrupted parliamentary representation since the first general election. In the 2024 general election, when the BDP suffered its first national defeat and won only four elected constituencies, Thamaga-Kumakwane was one of two constituencies where the party won with an outright majority of the vote.
The constituency has the following localities: Thamaga Kumakwane Ramaphatle Gakgatla Kubung
Members of Parliament Key:
Election Winner Johnson Nkoane Peter Mmusi Englishman Kgabo Peter Mmusi Gladys Kokorwe John Seakgosing Tshenolo Mabeo Palelo Motaosane
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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