Ngami (Botswana constituency)

Ngami
Ngami
Single-member constituency; for the National Assembly
District	North-West District
Population	27,777
Area	18,391 km2
Current constituency
Created	1965
Party	BCP
MP	Phillimon Aaron
Margin of victory	2,255 (22.8 pp)

Ngami is a constituency in the North-West District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024 by Phillimon Aaron of the Botswana Congress Party.

Constituency profile

Ngami is one of the few constituencies created for the inaugural National Assembly elections in 1965 that has kept its name since then. From 1965 until the 2000s, Ngami was a safe seat for the BDP. The seat became more competitive from 2004 and in 2009 Goyamang Habano from the BAM (later merged with the BCP) was elected as the first non-BDP MP in the constituency. The BDP narrowly regained the constituency in 2014 by 48 votes from the BCP. In 2019, after the BCP joined the UDC, it regained the seat in the context of an opposition sweep in the North-West District and was won by the BCP in 2024. The constituency, predominantly rural, encompasses the following villages:^[1]

Members of Parliament

Key: BDP BAM UDC

Election	Winner
1965 election		Gaerolwe Kwerepe
1969 election
1974 election
1979 election
1984 election
1989 election
1994 election		Jacob Nkate
1999 election
2004 election
2009 election		Goyamang Habano
2014 election		Thato Kwerepe
2019 election		Caterpillar Hikuama
2024 election		Phillimon Aaron

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Ngami^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BCP	Phillimon Aaron	5,877	59.54	*N/A*
	BDP	Kavis Kario	3,622	36.70	−9.08
	BPF	Joseph Matensa	188	3.76	N/A
Margin of victory			2,255	22.84	N/A
Total valid votes			9,870	97.01	−2.95
Rejected ballots			304	2.99	+2.95
Turnout			10,174	84.38	+1.24
Registered electors			12,058
	BCP win (new boundaries)

2019 election

General election 2019: Ngami^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDC	Caterpillar Hikuama	8,026	47.83	−4.70
	BDP	Thato Kwerepe	7,682	45.78	−1.69
	AP	Ndobano Lokae	560	3.34	N/A
	BPF	Lekopanye Ledimo	514	3.06	N/A
Margin of victory			344	2.05	N/A
Total valid votes			16,782	99.96	+1.12
Rejected ballots			7	0.04	−1.12
Turnout			16,789	83.14	+0.23
Registered electors			20,193
	UDC gain from BDP		Swing	−1.51

2014 election

General election 2014: Ngami^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Thato Kwerepe	7,063	47.47	+0.96
	BCP	Goyamang Habano	7,015	47.14	−1.29
	UDC	Kebinang Moenga	215	5.39	+1.89
Margin of victory			48	0.33	N/A
Total valid votes			14,880	98.84	+1.02
Rejected ballots			175	1.16	−1.02
Turnout			15,055	82.91	+5.66
Registered electors			18,159
	BDP gain from BCP		Swing	+1.13

2009 election

General election 2009: Ngami^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BAM	Goyamang Habano	6,836	48.43	+14.54
	BDP	Jacob Nkate	6,565	46.51	+0.80
	BNF	Molatedi Molato	494	3.50	N/A
	Independent	Diile Boikobo	219	1.55
Margin of victory			271	1.92	N/A
Total valid votes			14,114	97.82	+0.12
Rejected ballots			315	2.18	−0.12
Turnout			10,851	77.25	−3.11
Registered electors			18,679
	BAM gain from BDP		Swing	+7.67

2004 election

General election 2004: Ngami^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Jacob Nkate	5,291	45.71	−16.08
	BAM	Goyamang Habano	3,922	33.89	+3.89
	BCP	Geoffrey Ketjimambo	2,361	20.40	+16.11
Margin of victory			433	7.67	−24.12
Total valid votes			11,574	97.70	+0.92
Rejected ballots			272	2.30	−0.92
Turnout			11,846	80.36	−0.18
Registered electors			14,741
	BDP hold		Swing	−9.99

1999 election

General election 1999: Ngami^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Jacob Nkate	5,127	61.79	+4.00
	BAM	Letlhogile Setlhoko	2,489	30.00	N/A
	BCP	P. Mbaeva	356	4.29	N/A
	BNF	G. P. Kadira	326	3.93	N/A
Margin of victory			2,638	31.79	+16.21
Total valid votes			8,298	96.78	N/A
Rejected ballots			276	3.22	N/A
Turnout			8,574	80.54	+10.66
Registered electors			10,664
	BDP hold		Swing	N/A

1994 election

General election 1994: Ngami
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Jacob Nkate	2,964	57.79	−2.47
	IFP	Letlhogile Setlhoko	2,165	42.21	N/A
Margin of victory			799	15.58	−10.94
Turnout			5,129	69.88	+9.03
Registered electors			7,340
	BDP hold		Swing	N/A

1989 election

General election 1989: Ngami
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Gaerolwe Kwerepe	3,244	60.26	+0.01
	BIP	Letlhogile Setlhoko	1,826	33.74	−6.01
	BNF	Reuben Ndjakarana	323	6.00	N/A
Margin of victory			1,418	26.52	+6.02
Turnout			5,383	60.85	−14.99
Registered electors			8,847
	BDP hold		Swing	+3.01

1984 election

General election 1984: Ngami
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Gaerolwe Kwerepe	3,447	60.25	+2.67
	BIP	Motlapele Dikole	2,274	39.75	−2.67
Margin of victory			1,173	20.50	+5.34
Turnout			5,722	75.84	+13.73
Registered electors			7,545
	BDP hold		Swing	+2.67

1979 election

General election 1979: Ngami
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Gaerolwe Kwerepe	2,210	57.58	−15.22
	BIP	Motlapele Dikole	1,628	42.42	+15.22
Margin of victory			582	15.16	−30.44
Turnout			1,698	62.11	+27.58
Registered electors			6,179
	BDP hold		Swing	−15.22

1974 election

General election 1974: Ngami^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Gaerolwe Kwerepe	1,223	72.80	+11.75
	BIP	L. Kgosintwa	457	27.20	−11.75
Margin of victory			766	45.60	+23.50
Turnout			3,838	34.53	−14.71
Registered electors			4,917
	BDP hold		Swing	+11.75

1969 election

General election 1969: Ngami^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Gaerolwe Kwerepe	1,022	61.05	−36.39
	BIP	J. Gugushe	652	38.95	N/A
Margin of victory			370	22.10	N/A
Turnout			1,674	49.24	N/A
Registered electors			3,400
	BDP hold		Swing	−37.67

1965 election

General election 1965: Ngami^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BDP	Gaerolwe Kwerepe	2,054	97.44
	BPP	L. M. Mgagani	54	2.56
Margin of victory			2,000	94.88
Turnout			2,108	N/A
Registered electors			N/A
	BDP win (new seat)

References

^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 6.
^ "Philemon wins Ngami constituency". DailyNews. 31 October 2024.
^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2009
^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2004
^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999
^ Report to the Minister of State on the general elections, 1974 (PDF). Supervisor of Elections. 1974.
^ "Report on the General Elections 1969" (PDF). 1969.
^ Gossett, Charles W.; Kebapetse, Lotshwao (21 April 2013). "Report on the 1965 General Election and the 1966 Local Government Election". Botswana Notes & Records. 41. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network (published 2009): 17. SSRN 2254423. Retrieved 2024-01-27.

[1] 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 6.

[2] "Philemon wins Ngami constituency". DailyNews. 31 October 2024.

[IECReport2019-3] Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019

[IECReport2014-4] Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014

[IECReport2009-5] Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2009

[IECReport2004-6] Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2004

[IECReport1999-7] Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999

[8] Report to the Minister of State on the general elections, 1974 (PDF). Supervisor of Elections. 1974.

[9] "Report on the General Elections 1969" (PDF). 1969.

[10] Gossett, Charles W.; Kebapetse, Lotshwao (21 April 2013). "Report on the 1965 General Election and the 1966 Local Government Election". Botswana Notes & Records. 41. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network (published 2009): 17. SSRN 2254423. Retrieved 2024-01-27.

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Ngami
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly

District	North-West District
Population	27,777
Area	18,391 km²
Current constituency
Created	1965
Party	BCP
MP	Phillimon Aaron
Margin of victory	2,255 (22.8 pp)