Lobatse (Botswana constituency)

Lobatse is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of Botswana.

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.