# Jwaneng-Mabutsane

Jwaneng-Mabutsane is a constituency in the Southern District of Botswana represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Omphemetse Kwapa of the UDC since 2024.

## Constituency profile

The seat's predecessor, Ngwaketse West was a marginal seat for the Botswana National Front from the 2004 election up to its dissolution at the 2012 delimitation exercise, the seat continued this trend by voting for the Umbrella for Democratic Change in the 2014 election. Aligned with the broader success the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) achieved in the southern parts of Botswana during the 2019 election, the constituency voted for the BDP by 20 percentage points. The constituency is predominantly rural with the mining town of Jwaneng being the largest population centre, it encompasses the following localities:
* Jwaneng
* Mokhomma
* Mahotshwane
* Thankane
* Lefhoko
* Keng
* Sekoma
* Morwamosu
* Betesankwe
* Maokane
* Tsonyane
* Sese
* Khakhea
* Khonkhwa
* Mabutsane
* Kokong
* Kanaku
* Kutuku
* Itholoke
* Samane

## Members of Parliament

Key:  UDC BDP UDC
| Election | Winner |
| 2014 election | Shawn Ntlhaile |
| 2019 election | Mephato Reatile |
| 2024 election | Omphemetse Kwapa |

## Election results
### 2024 election

General election 2024: Jwaneng-Mabutsane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDC | Omphemetse Kwapa | 8,652 | 44.62 | +8.20 |
| | BDP | John Motsumi | 7,226 | 37.26 | −19.14 |
| | BPF | Mephato Reatile | 2,329 | 12.01 | N/A |
| | BCP | Kgakololo Ramoswaane | 1,185 | 6.11 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,426 | 7.36 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,392 | 99.68 | +0.62 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 259 | 0.32 | −0.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,651 | 82.41 | −1.92 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,844 | | |
| | UDC gain from BDP | UDC gain from BDP | Swing | +13.67 | |

### 2019 election

General election 2019: Jwaneng-Mabutsane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BDP | Mephato Reatile | 8,466 | 56.40 | +10.50 |
| | UDC | Shawn Ntlhaile | 5,466 | 36.42 | −13.59 |
| | AP | Tsietsi Oodira-Kwenje | 934 | 6.22 | New |
| | Independent | Alexander Heii | 144 | 0.96 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,000 | 19.99 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,010 | 99.06 | +0.34 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 142 | 0.94 | −0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,152 | 84.33 | −2.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,968 | | |
| | BDP gain from UDC | BDP gain from UDC | Swing | +12.05 | |

### 2014 election

General election 2014: Jwaneng-Mabutsane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UDC | Shawn Ntlhaile | 6,613 | 50.01 |
| | BDP | Mephato Reatile | 6,069 | 45.90 |
| | BCP | Mathaese Ralekoi | 541 | 4.09 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 544 | 4.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,223 | 98.72 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 194 | 1.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,395 | 86.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,469 | |
| | UDC win (new seat) | UDC win (new seat) | UDC win (new seat) | UDC win (new seat) |