Maun West is a constituency in the North-West District, represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Dumelang Saleshando. He currently serves as the president of the Botswana Congress Party and is a former Leader of the Opposition of Botswana.
| Maun West | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
.svg) Boundary of Maun West in Botswana | |
| District | North-West District |
| Population | 41,022 |
| Area | 9,532 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2002 |
| Party | BCP |
| MP | Dumelang Saleshando |
| Margin of victory | 3,304 (19.8 pp) |
Constituency profile edit
The constituency was created in 2002 following the dissolution of the Maun/Chobe constituency and its division in three (Chobe, Maun East and Maun West). It was originally much smaller and its territory was based almost entirely on the city of Maun. In 2004 and 2009 the constituency voted overwhelmingly for the BDP candidates, Ronald Ridge and Tawana Moremi. Moremi defected from the BDP in 2010 to join the Botswana Movement for Democracy, which later formed the Umbrella for Democratic Change coalition. In 2012 the constituency was expanded with surrounding rural areas of Maun East and Ngami.[1] Moremi was re-elected in 2014 as a UDC candidate. In 2019, the UDC candidate was Dumelang Saleshando, leader of the BCP, winning by a large margin.
The constituency encompasses the following locations:[2]
- Nxaraga
- Komana
- Toteng
- Xaxaba
- Part of Maun
- Ditshiping
- Boro
- Komoko
- Daunara
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 election | Ronald Ridge | |
| 2009 election | Tawana Moremi | |
| 2014 election | ||
| 2019 election | Dumelang Saleshando | |
Election results edit
2019 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | Dumelang Saleshando | 9,713 | 58.23 | +9.64 | |
| BDP | Reaboka Mbulawa | 6,409 | 38.43 | +2.78 | |
| AP | Moalosi Sebati | 557 | 3.34 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 3,304 | 19.80 | +6.86 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,679 | 99.40 | −0.44 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 101 | 0.60 | +0.44 | ||
| Turnout | 16,780 | 82.23 | −0.15 | ||
| Registered electors | 20,406 | ||||
| UDC hold | Swing | +6.21 | |||
2014 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | Tawana Moremi | 7,271 | 48.59 | N/A | |
| BDP | Reaboka Mbulawa | 3,134 | 35.65 | −24.89 | |
| BCP | George Lubinda | 2,357 | 15.75 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 1,936 | 12.94 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,963 | 99.09 | +0.43 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 137 | 0.91 | −0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 15,100 | 82.38 | +8.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,329 | ||||
| UDC hold | Swing | +36.74 | |||
2009 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Tawana Moremi | 3,717 | 60.54 | +4.65 | |
| BAM | Moaparankwe Mpho | 3,170 | 30.61 | +2.52 | |
| BNF | Keanewe Maplanka | 685 | 8.85 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 547 | 29.93 | +2.13 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,739 | 98.66 | +0.19 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 105 | 1.34 | −0.19 | ||
| Turnout | 7,844 | 74.16 | −1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,577 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | +3.59 | |||
2004 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Ronald Ridge | 3,371 | 55.89 | ||
| BAM | Letlhogile Sethoko | 1,691 | 28.09 | ||
| BCP | Osimilwe Ditsheko | 969 | 16.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,680 | 27.80 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,031 | 98.85 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 70 | 1.15 | |||
| Turnout | 6,101 | 75.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,107 | ||||
| BDP win (new seat) | |||||
References edit
- ^ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012. pp. 74–76.
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. pp. 3–4.
- ^ Report to the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration on the 2019 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). 2020.
- ^ 2014 General Elections Report (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
- ^ Report To The Minister Of Presidential Affairs And Public Administration On The 2009 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
- ^ BOTSWANA GENERAL ELECTIONS 30th OCTOBER 2004 POLLING RESULTS (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).