Tati West
| Tati West | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
.svg) Boundary of Tati West in Botswana | |
| District | North-East |
| Population | 30,910[1] |
| Major settlements | Masunga |
| Area | 2,110 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Party | BDP |
| Created from | North-East |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Re-established | 2004 |
| MP | Simon Moabi |
| Margin of victory | 1,453 (11.5 pp) |
Tati West is a constituency in the North-East District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Simon Moabi a BDP MP.
The constituency existed between 1965 and 1974, when it was replaced by North-East after two elections. It was restored in 2002 for the 2004 elections and acquired its current boundaries in 2012.[2]
Constituency profile
[edit]In the 1965 and 1969 elections the constituency voted for the opposition BPP candidate, Kenneth Nkhwa. After its re-establishment in 2004, it has remained a generally marginal seat for the BDP, with BPP (later an UDC coalition member) as main challenger. In 2019 its MP Biggie Butale defected from the BDP to become president of the Botswana Patriotic Front, but he decisively lost the seat in the same year election. The constituency, predominantly rural, encompasses the following villages:[3]
- Vukwi
- Kalakamati
- Botalaote
- Toteng
- Mulambakwena
- Zwenshambe
- Nlapkhwane
- Mapoka
- Moroka
- Jackalas 1
- Ramokgwebana
- Kgari
- Pole
- Mosojane
- Letsholathebe
- Gulubane
- Matenge
- Masingwaneng
- Mambo
- Sechele
- Makaleng
- Gambule
- Gungwe
- Mbalambi
- Sekakangwe
- Masunga
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 election | Kenneth Nkhwa | |
| 1969 election | ||
| 2004 election | Mbiganyi Charles Tibone | |
| 2009 election | ||
| 2014 election | Biggie Butale | |
| 2019 election | Simon Moabi | |
Election results
[edit]2019 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Simon Moabi | 6,236 | 49.33 | +6.40 | |
| UDC | Makhani Tshepo | 4,783 | 37.84 | +4.47 | |
| BPF | Biggie Butale | 1,622 | 12.83 | −30.1 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,453 | 11.49 | +1.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,641 | 99.40 | +0.19 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 76 | 0.79 | −0.19 | ||
| Turnout | 12,717 | 88.64 | +3.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,346 | ||||
| BDP gain from BPF | Swing | +5.44 | |||
2014 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Biggie Butale | 4,510 | 42.93 | −8.99 | |
| UDC | Richard Gudu | 3,506 | 33.37 | −8.77 | |
| BCP | Phillip Bulawa | 1,671 | 15.91 | +9.97 | |
| Independent | Farayi Bonyongo | 819 | 7.19 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 1,004 | 9.56 | −0.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,506 | 98.43 | −0.05 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 168 | 1.57 | +0.05 | ||
| Turnout | 10,674 | 85.34 | +9.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,507 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −8.88 | |||
2009 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Mbiganyi Tibone | 4,277 | 51.92 | −5.64 | |
| BPP | Richard Gudu | 3,471 | 42.14 | +4.47 | |
| BAM | Christopher Phillime | 489 | 5.94 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 806 | 9.78 | −10.11 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,237 | 98.48 | +0.43 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 127 | 1.52 | −0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 8,364 | 75.91 | −2.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,018 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −5.01 | |||
2004 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Mbiganyi Tibone | 4,322 | 57.56 | ||
| BPP | Richard Gudu | 2,829 | 37.67 | ||
| BCP | Albert Mosojane | 357 | 4.77 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,493 | 19.89 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,509 | 98.05 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 149 | 1.95 | |||
| Turnout | 7,658 | 78.16 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,798 | ||||
| BDP win (new seat) | |||||
1969 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPP | Kenneth Nkhwa | 1,604 | 59.41 | +7.76 | |
| BDP | G.E.N. Mannathoko | 1,018 | 37.70 | +11.62 | |
| BNF | Knight Maripe | 78 | 2.78 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 740 | 42.28 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,700 | 60.29 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,478 | ||||
| BPP hold | Swing | +9.69 | |||
1965 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPP | Kenneth Nkhwa | 2,006 | 51.65 | ||
| BDP | J. Anderson | 1,013 | 26.08 | ||
| Independent | G. E. N. Mannathoko | 789 | 20.31 | ||
| BIP | A. M. Tshepe | 77 | 1.96 | ||
| Margin of victory | 993 | 25.57 | |||
| Turnout | 3,884 | N/A | |||
| Registered electors | N/A | ||||
| BPP win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 12.
- ^ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012.
- ^ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2024-01-27.