Selebi-Phikwe West

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Selebi-Phikwe West
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Botswana National Assembly - Selebi-Phikwe West Constituency (2014-2024).svg
Boundary of Selebi-Phikwe West in Botswana
District Central District
Population24,759 [1]
Major settlements Selebi-Phikwe
Area87 km2
Current constituency
Created2002
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.

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Constituency profile

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]

  1. Selibe Phikwe Township
  2. BCL Limited
  3. Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Camp
  4. Selibe Phikwe State Prison

Members of Parliament

Key:  BDP   BCP   UDC

ElectionWinner
2004 election Kavis Kario
2009 election Gilson Saleshando
2014 election Dithapelo Keorapetse
2019 election

Election results

2019 election

General election 2019: Selebi-Phikwe West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDC Dithapelo Keorapetse 3,987 59.08 +9.98
BDP Allen Lekwapa2,53737.59+0.74
AP Masego Mosinyi2253.33N/A
Margin of victory1,45021.49+9.24
Total valid votes6,74999.51+0.19
Rejected ballots330.49−0.19
Turnout 6,78283.81−1.47
Registered electors 8,092
UDC hold Swing +5.36

2014 election

General election 2014: Selebi-Phikwe West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BCP Dithapelo Keorapetse 4,247 49.10 +1.49
BDP Opelo Makhandlela3,18736.85−2.73
UDC Moeti Mohwasa1,21514.05+1.23
Margin of victory1,06012.25+4.22
Total valid votes8,64999.47−0.05
Rejected ballots460.53+0.05
Turnout 8,69585.28+6.24
Registered electors 10,196
BCP hold Swing +2.11

2009 election

General election 2009: Selebi-Phikwe West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BCP Gilson Saleshando 3,997 47.61 +9.7
BDP Kavis Kario3,32339.58−2.36
BNF Moeti Mohwasa1,07612.82−7.33
Margin of victory6748.03N/A
Total valid votes8,39699.61+0.64
Rejected ballots330.39−0.64
Turnout 8,42979.04−1.6
Registered electors 10,664
BCP gain from BDP Swing +6.03

2004 election

General election 2004: Selebi-Phikwe West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
BDP Kavis Kario 3,100 41.94
BCP Gilson Saleshando 2,80237.91
BNF Otsweletse Moupo 1,48920.15
Margin of victory2984.03
Total valid votes7,39198.97
Rejected ballots771.03
Turnout 7,46880.64
Registered electors 9,261
BDP win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. pp. 25–26.
  2. ↑ "Nation still haunted by the BCL shut-down decision!". Botswana Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "6,000 jobs to go at state-owned mines in Botswana". IndustriALL. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  4. ↑ REPORT OF THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 2012 (PDF). 2012. pp. 74–76.
  5. ↑ Report to the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration on the 2019 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). 2020.
  6. ↑ 2014 General Elections Report (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
  7. ↑ Report To The Minister Of Presidential Affairs And Public Administration On The 2009 General Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
  8. ↑ BOTSWANA GENERAL ELECTIONS 30th OCTOBER 2004 POLLING RESULTS (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
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