Kgalagadi South

Kgalagadi South
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
DistrictKgalagadi District
Population35,531
Major settlementsTsabong
Area59,330 km2
Current constituency
Created2004
Party  UDC
Created fromKgalagadi
MPTokyo Modise
Margin of victory2,840 (24.0 pp)

Kgalagadi South is a constituency in Kgalagadi District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Tokyo Modise of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) since the 2025 by-election.

Constituency profile

Kgalagadi South is a sparsely populated parliamentary constituency in southwestern Botswana, located within the Kgalagadi District. The area lies largely within the Kalahari Desert's semi‑arid environment, characterized by dry plains, sparse vegetation and widely dispersed rural settlements. The administrative centre and largest village in the area is Tsabong. The constituency was created in 2004 by splitting the Kgalagadi constituency into two.

The rural and expansive constituency encompasses the following locations:[1]

  1. Tsabong
  2. Bray
  3. Werda
  4. Makopong
  5. Draaihoek
  6. Khisa
  7. Maraleleng
  8. Omaweneno
  9. Bokspits
  10. Struizendam
  11. Kokotsha
  12. Maubelo
  13. Maleshe
  14. McCarthy's Rust
  15. Kolonkwaneng
  16. Bogogobo
  17. Middlepits
  18. Khuis
  19. Gakhibana
  20. Rapples Pan
  21. Banyana Farms
  22. Khawa
  23. Boshoek
  24. Vaalhoek

Members of Parliament

Key:   BDP   BNF   UDC

Election Winner
2004 election Neo Moroka
2009 election John Toto
2014 election Frans van der Westhuizen
2019 election Sam Brooks
2024 election Micus Chimbombi
2025 by-election Tokyo Modise

Election results

2025 by-election

By-election 2025: Kgalagadi South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDC Tokyo Modise 6,766 57.08 +2.17
BDP Diana Kaartze 3,926 33.12 −5.19
BCP Tshepang Brooks 946 7.98 N/A
Independent Kealeboga Kapeko 116 0.98 N/A
BPF Phenyo Sedimonyane 99 0.84 −5.94
Margin of victory 2,840 23.96 +7.36
Total valid votes 11,853 99.61 +0.76
Rejected ballots 46 0.39 −0.76
Turnout 11,899 ~64.47 ~−22.38
Registered electors ~18,457
UDC hold Swing +3.68

2024 election

General election 2024: Kgalagadi South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDC Micus Chimbombi 8,700 54.91 +11.80
BDP Diana Kaartze 6,070 38.31 −13.92
BPF Phenyo Sedimonyane 1,074 6.78 N/A
Margin of victory 2,630 16.60 N/A
Total valid votes 15,844 98.85 −0.37
Rejected ballots 185 1.15 +0.37
Turnout 16,029 86.85 −2.56
Registered electors 18,457
UDC gain from BDP Swing +12.86

2019 election

General election 2019: Kgalagadi South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BDP Sam Brooks 7,873 52.23 −2.68
UDC Micus Chimbombi 6,498 43.11 +2.83
Independent John Toto 702 4.66 N/A
Margin of victory 1,375 9.12 −5.51
Total valid votes 15,073 99.22 +0.39
Rejected ballots 119 0.78 −0.39
Turnout 15,192 89.41 +1.19
Registered electors 16,992
BDP hold Swing −2.76

2014 election

General election 2014: Kgalagadi South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BDP Frans van der Westhuizen 6,824 54.91 +5.71
UDC John Toto 5,006 40.28 −10.52
BCP Richard White 456 3.67 N/A
Independent Iven McKenzie 141 1.13 N/A
Margin of victory 1,818 14.63 N/A
Total valid votes 12,427 98.83 +0.38
Rejected ballots 147 1.17 −0.38
Turnout 12,574 88.22 +6.74
Registered electors 14,2253
BDP gain from UDC Swing +8.16

Note: UDC vote share is compared to the vote share of the BNF in 2009.

2009 election

General election 2009: Kgalagadi South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNF John Toto 4,595 50.80 +7.21
BDP Neo Moroka 4,451 49.20 −7.21
Margin of victory 144 1.60 N/A
Total valid votes 9,046 98.45 +0.09
Rejected ballots 142 1.55 −0.09
Turnout 9,188 81.48 −1.72
Registered electors 11,276
BNF gain from BDP Swing +7.21

2004 election

General election 2004: Kgalagadi South[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
BDP Neo Moroka 4,398 56.41
BNF John Toto 3,398 43.59
Margin of victory 1,000 12.83
Total valid votes 7,796 98.36
Rejected ballots 130 1.64
Turnout 7,926 83.20
Registered electors 9,526
BDP win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022.
  2. ^ "UDC retains Kgalagadi South constituency". DailyNews. 16 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Chimbombi wins Kgalagadi South". DailyNews. 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
  5. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
  6. ^ Report To The Minister Of Presidential Affairs And Public Administration On The 2009 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
  7. ^ BOTSWANA GENERAL ELECTIONS 30th OCTOBER 2004 POLLING RESULTS (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
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