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| Maun East | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
 Boundary of Maun East in Botswana | |
| District | North-West District |
| Population | 47,600 [1] |
| Area | 18,707 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2002 |
| MP | TBD |
Maun East is a constituency in the North-West District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana.
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). [2] It originally consisted mostly of the rural area of Maun. In 2012 part of its territory was added to Maun West. The constituency voted for BDP until 2019, when the UDC won. The constituency encompasses the following locations: [3]
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 election | Frank Ramsden | |
| 2009 election | ||
| 2014 election | Konstantinos Markus | |
| 2019 election | Goretetse Kekgonegile | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | Goretetse Kekgonegile | 7,739 | 52.11 | –2.63 | |
| BDP | Konstantinos Markus | 7,112 | 47.89 | +2.96 | |
| Margin of victory | 627 | 4.22 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,851 | 99.49 | −0.60 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 76 | 0.51 | +0.60 | ||
| Turnout | 14,927 | 82.21 | +1.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,157 | ||||
| UDC gain from BDP | Swing | +0.17 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Konstantinos Markus | 6,046 | 44.93 | −9.58 | |
| BCP | Goretetse Kekgonegile | 5,304 | 39.42 | +16.87 | |
| UDC | Osimilwe Fish | 2,062 | 15.32 | −6.02 | |
| Independent | Simon Lethake | 44 | 0.33 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 742 | 5.51 | −26.45 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,456 | 98.89 | +0.74 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 151 | 1.11 | −0.74 | ||
| Turnout | 13,607 | 81.12 | +6.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,774 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −13.23 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Frank Ramsden | 6,509 | 54.51 | +2.33 | |
| BAM | Rodgers Makgetho | 2,693 | 22.55 | −8.22 | |
| BNF | Mokaulengwe Rendoh | 2,548 | 21.34 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ontlametse Gomosie | 192 | 1.61 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 3,816 | 31.96 | +10.55 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,942 | 98.15 | +0.2 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 225 | 1.85 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 12,167 | 74.87 | +1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,251 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | +5.28 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Frank Ramsden | 4,261 | 52.18 | ||
| BAM | Wetsho Makgetho | 2,513 | 30.77 | ||
| BCP | Michael Wright | 1,748 | 17.05 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,748 | 21.41 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,166 | 98.35 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 137 | 1.65 | |||
| Turnout | 8,303 | 73.67 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,271 | ||||
| BDP win (new seat) | |||||
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