Ngami (Botswana constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the North-West District of Botswana, 1965 onwards

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

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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]

1. Gumare
2. Etsha 1
3. Etsha 6
4. Nokaneng
5. Qangwa
6. Xaxa
7. Tubu
8. Habu

## Members of Parliament

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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

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### 2024 election

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General election 2024: Ngami[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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General election 2019: Ngami[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
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| 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

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General election 2014: Ngami[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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General election 2009: Ngami[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
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| 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

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General election 2004: Ngami[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| 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

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General election 1999: Ngami[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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General election 1994: Ngami  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| 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

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General election 1989: Ngami  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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General election 1984: Ngami  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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General election 1979: Ngami  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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General election 1974: Ngami[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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General election 1969: Ngami[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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General election 1965: Ngami[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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1. ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 6.
2. ^ "Philemon wins Ngami constituency". DailyNews. 31 October 2024.
3. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2019
4. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2014
5. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2009
6. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 2004
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.