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Maun West
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Boundary of Maun West in Botswana
DistrictNorth-West District
Population41,022
Area9,532 km2
Current constituency
Created2002
MP  TBD

Maun West is a constituency in the North-West District.

Constituency profile

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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]

  1. Nxaraga
  2. Komana
  3. Toteng
  4. Xaxaba
  5. Part of Maun
  6. Ditshiping
  7. Boro
  8. Komoko
  9. Daunara

Members of Parliament

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Key:   BDP   UDC   UDC

Election Winner
2004 election Ronald Ridge
2009 election Tawana Moremi
2014 election
2019 election Dumelang Saleshando

Election results

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2019 election

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General election 2019: Maun West[3]
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

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General election 2014: Maun West[4]
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

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General election 2009: Maun West[5]
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

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General election 2004: Maun West[6]
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

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  1. ^ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012. pp. 74–76.
  2. ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. pp. 3–4.
  3. ^ Report to the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration on the 2019 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). 2020.
  4. ^ 2014 General Elections Report (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
  5. ^ Report To The Minister Of Presidential Affairs And Public Administration On The 2009 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
  6. ^ BOTSWANA GENERAL ELECTIONS 30th OCTOBER 2004 POLLING RESULTS (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
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