Selebi-Phikwe East

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Selebi-Phikwe East
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Botswana National Assembly - Selebi-Phikwe East Constituency (2014-2024).svg
Boundary of Selebi-Phikwe East in Botswana
District Selebi-Phikwe
Population24,652 [1]
Major settlementsSelebi-Phikwe
Area53 km2
Current constituency
Created2002
Party  BCP
Created from Selebi-Phikwe
MP Kgoberego Nkawana
Margin of victory 1,046 (13.7 pp)

Selebi-Phikwe East is a constituency in Selebi-Phikwe represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Kgoborego Nkawana a BCP MP.

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Constituency profile

The constituency was created alongside Selebi-Phikwe West in 2002 for the 2004 election, when the Selebi-Phikwe constituency was divided into two. Nonofo Molefhi from the BDP won the constituency in 2004, 2009 and 2014, mostly due to the division of opposition votes between the BCP and the BNF (later the UDC). In 2019, after the BCP joined the UDC, its candidate Kgoborego Nkawana won the constituency. The constituency is completely urban and encompasses only the eastern part of the Selibe Phikwe Township. [2]

Members of Parliament

Key:  BDP   UDC

ElectionWinner
2004 election Nonofo Molefhi
2009 election
2014 election
2019 election Kgoborego Nkawana

Election results

2019 election

General election 2019: Selebi-Phikwe East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDC Kgoberego Nkawana 3,903 51.20 +1.68
BDP Amogelang Mojuta2,85737.48−3.16
AP Oarabile Tshenyego78110.25+0.40
Independent Thebe Ramokhua821.08N/A
Margin of victory1,04613.72N/A
Total valid votes7,62399.79−0.44
Rejected ballots160.21+0.44
Turnout 7,63982.12−3.79
Registered electors 9,302
UDC gain from BDP Swing +2.42

2014 election

General election 2014: Selebi-Phikwe East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Nonofo Molefhi 3,376 40.64 −7.49
BCP Kgoberego Nkawana3,13437.73−3.32
UDC Dimpho Mashaba97911.79+2.71
Independent Oarabile Tshenyego8189.85N/A
Margin of victory2422.91−4.17
Total valid votes8,30799.35+0.22
Rejected ballots540.65−0.22
Turnout 8,36185.91+7.18
Registered electors 9,732
BDP hold Swing −5.41

2009 election

General election 2009: Selebi-Phikwe East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BDP Nonofo Molefhi 3,717 48.13 +7.03
BCP Nzwaligwa Nzwaligwa3,17041.05+2.31
BNF Billy Makuku7019.08−10.16
Independent Itumeleng Ngakaetsile1351.75N/A
Margin of victory5477.08+4.72
Total valid votes7,72399.13+0.07
Rejected ballots680.87−0.07
Turnout 7,79178.73−1.01
Registered electors 9,896
BDP hold Swing +4.67

2004 election

General election 2004: Selebi-Phikwe East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
BDP Nonofo Molefhi 2,629 41.10
BCP Nzwaligwa Nzwaligwa2,47838.74
BNF Calistus Keotswetse1,23119.24
Independent Boiki Gaseitsewe590.92
Margin of victory1512.36
Total valid votes6,39799.06
Rejected ballots610.94
Turnout 6,45879.74
Registered electors 8,099
BDP win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. pp. 25–26.
  2. ↑ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012. pp. 25–26.
  3. ↑ Report to the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration on the 2019 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). 2020.
  4. ↑ 2014 General Elections Report (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
  5. ↑ Report To The Minister Of Presidential Affairs And Public Administration On The 2009 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
  6. ↑ BOTSWANA GENERAL ELECTIONS 30th OCTOBER 2004 POLLING RESULTS (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
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