Tati West
Parliamentary constituency in North-East District, Botswana
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Tati West is a constituency in the North-East District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024 by Justin Hunyepa a UDC MP.
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| Tati West | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
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| District | North-East |
| Population | 30,910 |
| Major settlements | Masunga |
| Area | 2,110 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Party | UDC |
| Created from | North-East |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Re-established | 2004 |
| MP | Justin Hunyepa |
| Margin of victory | 3,495 (26.0 pp) |
The constituency existed between 1965 and 1974, when it was replaced by North-East constituency after two elections. It was restored in 2002 for the 2004 elections and acquired its current boundaries in 2012 with slight changes in 2022.[1]
Constituency profile
In the 1965 and 1969 elections the constituency voted for the opposition BPP candidate, Kenneth Nkhwa. After its re-establishment in 2004, it has remained a generally marginal seat for the BDP, with BPP (later an UDC coalition member) as main challenger. In 2019 its MP Biggie Butale defected from the BDP to become president of the Botswana Patriotic Front, but he decisively lost the seat in the election of the same year. It was won by the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change in the 2024 election amongst a strong national swing against the BDP. The constituency, predominantly rural, encompasses the following villages:[2]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 election | Kenneth Nkhwa | |
| 1969 election | ||
| 2004 election | Mbiganyi Charles Tibone | |
| 2009 election | ||
| 2014 election | Biggie Butale | |
| 2019 election | Simon Moabi | |
| 2024 election | Justin Hunyepa | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | Justin Hunyepa | 6,713 | 49.99 | +12.15 | |
| BDP | Simon Moabi | 3,223 | 24.00 | −25.33 | |
| BCP | Leonard Mutheto | 2,679 | 19.95 | N/A | |
| BRP | Biggie Butale | 813 | 6.05 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 3,490 | 25.99 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,428 | 99.37 | −0.03 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 85 | 0.63 | +0.03 | ||
| Turnout | 13,513 | 83.24 | −5.40 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,233 | ||||
| UDC gain from BDP | Swing | +18.74 | |||
2019 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Simon Moabi | 6,236 | 49.33 | +6.40 | |
| UDC | Makhani Tshepo | 4,783 | 37.84 | +4.47 | |
| BPF | Biggie Butale | 1,622 | 12.83 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 1,453 | 11.49 | +1.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,641 | 99.40 | +0.19 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 76 | 0.79 | −0.19 | ||
| Turnout | 12,717 | 88.64 | +3.30 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,346 | ||||
| BDP gain from BPF | Swing | +5.44 | |||
2014 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Biggie Butale | 4,510 | 42.93 | −8.99 | |
| UDC | Richard Gudu | 3,506 | 33.37 | −8.77 | |
| BCP | Phillip Bulawa | 1,671 | 15.91 | +9.97 | |
| Independent | Farayi Bonyongo | 819 | 7.19 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 1,004 | 9.56 | −0.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,506 | 98.43 | −0.05 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 168 | 1.57 | +0.05 | ||
| Turnout | 10,674 | 85.34 | +9.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,507 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −8.88 | |||
2009 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Mbiganyi Tibone | 4,277 | 51.92 | −5.64 | |
| BPP | Richard Gudu | 3,471 | 42.14 | +4.47 | |
| BAM | Christopher Phillime | 489 | 5.94 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 806 | 9.78 | −10.11 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,237 | 98.48 | +0.43 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 127 | 1.52 | −0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 8,364 | 75.91 | −2.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,018 | ||||
| BDP hold | Swing | −5.01 | |||
2004 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDP | Mbiganyi Tibone | 4,322 | 57.56 | ||
| BPP | Richard Gudu | 2,829 | 37.67 | ||
| BCP | Albert Mosojane | 357 | 4.77 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,493 | 19.89 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,509 | 98.05 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 149 | 1.95 | |||
| Turnout | 7,658 | 78.16 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,798 | ||||
| BDP notional hold | |||||
1969 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPP | Kenneth Nkhwa | 1,604 | 59.41 | +7.76 | |
| BDP | G.E.N. Mannathoko | 1,018 | 37.70 | +11.62 | |
| BNF | Knight Maripe | 78 | 2.78 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 740 | 42.28 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,700 | 60.29 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,478 | ||||
| BPP hold | Swing | +9.69 | |||
1965 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPP | Kenneth Nkhwa | 2,006 | 51.65 | ||
| BDP | J. Anderson | 1,013 | 26.08 | ||
| Independent | G. E. N. Mannathoko | 789 | 20.31 | ||
| BIP | A. M. Tshepe | 77 | 1.96 | ||
| Margin of victory | 993 | 25.57 | |||
| Turnout | 3,884 | N/A | |||
| Registered electors | N/A | ||||
| BPP win (new seat) | |||||