Mogoditshane West

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Mogoditshane West
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Botswana National Assembly - Mogoditshane West (2024).svg
District Kweneng
Population39,321
Major settlements Mogoditshane
Area72 km2
Current constituency
Created2024
Party  UDC
Created from Mogoditshane
MP Galenawabo Lekau
Margin of victory 1,375 (13.4 pp)

Mogoditshane West is a constituency in the Kweneng District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Galenawabo Lekau of the UDC. Further to the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat was first contested at the 2024 general election. [1]

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Constituency profile

The seat is entirely urban, encompassing the western half of Mogoditshane, a town in the Greater Gaborone area. [1]

  1. Western half of Mogoditshane

Members of Parliament

Key:  UDC

ElectionWinner
2024 election Galenawabo Lekau

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Mogoditshane West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
UDC Galenawabo Lekau 4,360 42.48
BDP Tumiso Rakgare 2,98529.09
BCP Julia Chepete2,27922.21
BPF Gaolatlhe Galebotswe4554.33
Independent Dumiso Gatsha1601.56
Independent Othusitse Keautule130.13
Independent Modisaotsile Tirelo110.11
Margin of victory1,37513.39
Total valid votes10,26399.32
Rejected ballots700.68
Turnout 10,33376.49
Registered electors 13,509
UDC notional gain from BDP

References

  1. 1 2 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 66.
  2. ↑ "Lekau grabs Mogoditshane West Constituency". DailyNews. 1 November 2024.
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