| Lobatse | |
| Type: | Single-member |
| Parl Name: | National Assembly |
| Blank3 Name: | MP |
| Blank3 Info: | Thapelo Matsheka |
| Blank4 Name: | Margin of victory |
| Blank4 Info: | 4,467 (41.2 pp) |
| District: | South-East District |
| Population: | 30,785[1] |
| Towns: | Lobatse |
| Year: | 1994 |
| Previous: | Lobatse/Barolong |
| Party: | BDP |
Lobatse is a constituency in South-East District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Thapelo Matsheka, a BDP MP.
The constituency was created for the 1994 elections, in the context of Botswana's increasing urbanization, with the division of Lobatse/Barolong into two proper constituencies. The constituency includes the city of Lobatse and its surrounding rural area.[1] From its creation until 2014 (when BDP won it), Lobatse was a safe seat for the BNF. In 2009 MP Nehemiah Modubule (former Leader of the Opposition and originally from the BNF), ran as an independent and was re-elected, the only time any politician has been elected to the Parliament of Botswana as an independent.[2] The constituency has historically been a fertile site for minority third parties and independents, and since its creation has rarely been contested by fewer than five candidates.
Key:
| width=100 | Election | width=175 colspan=2 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Otlaadisa Koosaletse | ||
| bgcolor= | Nehemiah Modubule | ||
| bgcolor= | |||
| bgcolor= | |||
| bgcolor= | Sadique Kebonang | ||
| bgcolor= | Thapelo Matsheka | ||