Maun West

Maun West
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly
District	North-West District
Population	41,022
Area	22,373 km2
Current constituency
Created	2002
Party	BCP
MP	Caterpillar Hikuama
Margin of victory	2,709 (20.8 pp)

Maun West is a constituency in the North-West District. It has been represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024 by Caterpillar Hikuama of the Botswana Congress Party.

Constituency profile

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. Part of Maun
2. Sehithwa
3. Kareng
4. Bodibeng
5. Komana
6. Toteng
7. Bothatogo
8. Sembogo
9. Makakung

Members of Parliament

Key:  BDP   UDC   UDC   BCP

Election	Winner
2004 election		Ronald Ridge
2009 election		Tawana Moremi
2014 election
2019 election		Dumelang Saleshando
2024 election		Caterpillar Hikuama

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Maun West ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BCP	Caterpillar Hikuama	7,260	55.60	N/A
	BDP	Thato Kwerepe	4,551	34.85	−3.58
	UDC	Tiego Mpho	1,247	9.55	−48.68
Margin of victory			2,709	20.75	N/A
Total valid votes			13,058	98.44	−0.96
Rejected ballots			207	1.56	+0.96
Turnout			13,265	79.43	−2.80
Registered electors			16,701
	BCP hold		Swing	N/A

2019 election

General election 2019: Maun West ^[4]

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

General election 2014: Maun West ^[5]

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	N/A

2009 election

General election 2009: Maun West ^[6]

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

General election 2004: Maun West ^[7]

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

1. REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012. pp. 74–76.
2. 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. pp. 3–4.
3. "Hikuama new Maun West MP". DailyNews. 1 November 2024.
4. Report to the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration on the 2019 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). 2020.
5. 2014 General Elections Report (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
6. Report To The Minister Of Presidential Affairs And Public Administration On The 2009 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
7. BOTSWANA GENERAL ELECTIONS 30th OCTOBER 2004 POLLING RESULTS (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).