Kanye East

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Kanye East
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly of Botswana
Botswana National Assembly - Kanye East (2024).svg
District Southern
Population42,236
Major settlements Kanye
Area1,148 km2
Current constituency
Created2024
Party  UDC
Created from Kanye North
MP Galenawabo Lekau
Margin of victory 3,488 (19.2 pp)

Kanye East is a constituency of the National Assembly of Botswana in the Southern District represented by Mogorosi Mosanana of the UDC. Further to the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat was first contested at the 2024 general election.

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Constituency profile

The constituency, predominantly rural and anchored around parts of Kanye encompasses the following localities: [1]

  1. Eastern part of Kanye
  2. Lotlhakane
  3. Moshaneng
  4. Molapowabojang

Members of Parliament

Key:  UDC

ElectionWinner
2024 election Mogorosi Mosanana

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Kanye East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
UDC Mogorosi Mosanana 10,833 59.59
BDP Thapelo Letsholo 7,34540.41
Margin of victory3,48819.18
Total valid votes18,17899.16
Rejected ballots1540.84
Turnout 18,33278.10
Registered electors 23,473
UDC notional gain from BDP

References

  1. ↑ 2022 Delimitation Commission Report, pp. 90–91.
  2. ↑ "UDC's Mosanana wins Kanye East Parliamentary seat". DailyNews. 1 November 2024.

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