Selebi-Phikwe West | |
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Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
![]() Boundary of Selebi-Phikwe West in Botswana | |
District | Central District |
Population | 24,759 [1] |
Major settlements | Selebi-Phikwe |
Area | 87 km2 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2002 |
Party | UDC |
Created from | Selebi-Phikwe |
MP | Dithapelo Keorapetse |
Margin of victory | 1,450 (21.5 pp) |
Selebi-Phikwe West is a constituency in Selebi-Phikwe represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2014 by Dithapelo Keorapetse an UDC MP and current Leader of the Opposition of Botswana.
The constituency was created alongside Selebi-Phikwe East in 2002 for the 2004 election, when the Selebi-Phikwe constituency was divided into two. The constituency is home of the BCL Limited mine, whose closure in 2016 left more than 5,000 people unemployed. The constituency's reputation as one of the most anti-BDP of the country is largely attributed to this. [2] [3] Since 2009 it has voted for BCP (later UDC) candidates. The urban constituency encompasses the following locations: [4]
Election | Winner | |
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2004 election | Kavis Kario | |
2009 election | Gilson Saleshando | |
2014 election | Dithapelo Keorapetse | |
2019 election | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UDC | Dithapelo Keorapetse | 3,987 | 59.08 | +9.98 | |
BDP | Allen Lekwapa | 2,537 | 37.59 | +0.74 | |
AP | Masego Mosinyi | 225 | 3.33 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 1,450 | 21.49 | +9.24 | ||
Total valid votes | 6,749 | 99.51 | +0.19 | ||
Rejected ballots | 33 | 0.49 | −0.19 | ||
Turnout | 6,782 | 83.81 | −1.47 | ||
Registered electors | 8,092 | ||||
UDC hold | Swing | +5.36 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BCP | Dithapelo Keorapetse | 4,247 | 49.10 | +1.49 | |
BDP | Opelo Makhandlela | 3,187 | 36.85 | −2.73 | |
UDC | Moeti Mohwasa | 1,215 | 14.05 | +1.23 | |
Margin of victory | 1,060 | 12.25 | +4.22 | ||
Total valid votes | 8,649 | 99.47 | −0.05 | ||
Rejected ballots | 46 | 0.53 | +0.05 | ||
Turnout | 8,695 | 85.28 | +6.24 | ||
Registered electors | 10,196 | ||||
BCP hold | Swing | +2.11 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BCP | Gilson Saleshando | 3,997 | 47.61 | +9.7 | |
BDP | Kavis Kario | 3,323 | 39.58 | −2.36 | |
BNF | Moeti Mohwasa | 1,076 | 12.82 | −7.33 | |
Margin of victory | 674 | 8.03 | N/A | ||
Total valid votes | 8,396 | 99.61 | +0.64 | ||
Rejected ballots | 33 | 0.39 | −0.64 | ||
Turnout | 8,429 | 79.04 | −1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,664 | ||||
BCP gain from BDP | Swing | +6.03 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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BDP | Kavis Kario | 3,100 | 41.94 | ||
BCP | Gilson Saleshando | 2,802 | 37.91 | ||
BNF | Otsweletse Moupo | 1,489 | 20.15 | ||
Margin of victory | 298 | 4.03 | |||
Total valid votes | 7,391 | 98.97 | |||
Rejected ballots | 77 | 1.03 | |||
Turnout | 7,468 | 80.64 | |||
Registered electors | 9,261 | ||||
BDP win (new seat) |
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