Maun West
Parliamentary constituency in the North-West District of Botswana, 2002 onwards
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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.
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| Maun West | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
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| 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) |
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]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 election | Ronald Ridge | |
| 2009 election | Tawana Moremi | |
| 2014 election | ||
| 2019 election | Dumelang Saleshando | |
| 2024 election | Caterpillar Hikuama | |
Election results
2024 election
| 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 win (new boundaries) | |||||
2019 election
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | Tawana Moremi II | 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
| 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
| 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) | |||||