Serowe North was a constituency in Central District represented by an MP in the National Assembly of Botswana from 1965 to 2004. In the 2002 redistribution it was dissolved by being divided into two constituencies: Serowe North East and Serowe North West.[1]
| Serowe North | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
.svg) Boundary of Serowe North in Botswana from 1965 to 1974. | |
| District | Central |
| Major settlements | Serowe |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Replaced by | Serowe North East Serowe North West |
| Abolished | 1999 |
Serowe North was the constituency of Botswana's first President, Seretse Khama, from 1965 until a constitutional amendment stated that the sitting president could not be an elected member of the National Assembly in 1974. As such, it was always one of the BDP's safest strongholds, with the party rarely obtaining less than 90% of the vote there. Its last representative was Ian Khama, Vice-President of Botswana (later President) and son of Seretse Khama.
Members of Parliament edit
Key: BDP
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 election | Seretse Khama | |
| 1969 election | ||
| 1974 election | Colin Blackbeard | |
| 1979 election | ||
| 1984 election | ||
| 1989 election | Roy Blackbeard | |
| 1994 election | ||
| 1998 by-election | Ian Khama | |
| 1999 election | ||
Election results edit
1999 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Ian Khama | 5,430 | 92.02 | +4.72 | |
| BNF | S. G. Ramaribana | 329 | 4.74 | −7.96 | |
| BCP | Toro Lesego | 225 | 3.24 | −9.46 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,101 | 87.28 | +12.68 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,946 | 96.19 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 275 | 3.81 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,221 | 73.27 | +10.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,856 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | +6.34 | |||
1994 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Roy Blackbeard | 5,430 | 87.3 | −5.17 | |
| BNF | Toro Lesego | 790 | 12.7 | +5.17 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,640 | 74.6 | −10.34 | ||
| Turnout | 6,220 | 63.07 | −5.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,862 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −5.17 | |||
1989 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Roy Blackbeard | 7,036 | 92.47 | −3.1 | |
| BNF | Abednico Masalila | 573 | 7.53 | +3.1 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,463 | 84.94 | −6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,609 | 68.46 | −15.54 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,114 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
1984 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Colin Blackbeard | 8,033 | 95.57 | −3.53 | |
| BNF | Modiri Khama | 372 | 4.43 | +3.53 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,661 | 91.14 | −7.06 | ||
| Turnout | 8,405 | 84.00 | +24.54 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,006 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −3.53 | |||
1979 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Colin Blackbeard | 4,352 | 99.10 | +0.25 | |
| BNF | T. E. Kuhlman | 50 | 0.90 | −0.25 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,302 | 98.2 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,481 | 59.46 | +22.42 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,900 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | +0.25 | |||
1974 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Colin Blackbeard | 3,360 | 98.85 | |
| BNF | T. E. Kuhlman | 39 | 1.15 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,321 | 97.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,389 | 37.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,149 | |||
| BDP hold | ||||
1969 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Seretse Khama | Walkover | N/A | |
| Majority | N/A | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,437 | |||
| BDP hold | ||||
1965 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Seretse Khama | 5,909 | 98.47 | ||
| BIP | K. K. Motshedisi | 53 | 0.88 | ||
| BPP | K. T. Moletsane | 39 | 0.65 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,856 | 2.41 | |||
| Turnout | 6,001 | N/A | |||
| Registered electors | N/A | ||||
| BDP win (new seat) | |||||
References edit
- ^ 2002 Report of the Delimitation Commission
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission - Botswana National Assembly, 1999
- ^ a b Results by constituency
- ^ Report to the Minister of State on the general elections, 1974 (PDF). Supervisor of Elections. 1974.
- ^ "Report on the General Elections 1969" (PDF). 1969.
- ^ 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.