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

Selebi-Phikwe East
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Boundary of Selebi-Phikwe East in Botswana
DistrictSelebi-Phikwe
Population24,652[1]
Major settlementsSelebi-Phikwe
Area53 km2
Current constituency
Created2002
Party  BCP
Created fromSelebi-Phikwe
MPKgoberego Nkawana
Margin of victory1,046 (13.7 pp)

Constituency profile

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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

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Key:   BDP   UDC

Election Winner
2004 election Nonofo Molefhi
2009 election
2014 election
2019 election Kgoborego Nkawana

Election results

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2019 election

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General election 2019: Selebi-Phikwe East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDC Kgoberego Nkawana 3,903 51.20 +1.68
BDP Amogelang Mojuta 2,857 37.48 −3.16
AP Oarabile Tshenyego 781 10.25 +0.40
Independent Thebe Ramokhua 82 1.08 N/A
Margin of victory 1,046 13.72 N/A
Total valid votes 7,623 99.79 −0.44
Rejected ballots 16 0.21 +0.44
Turnout 7,639 82.12 −3.79
Registered electors 9,302
UDC gain from BDP Swing +2.42

2014 election

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General election 2014: Selebi-Phikwe East[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BDP Nonofo Molefhi 3,376 40.64 −7.49
BCP Kgoberego Nkawana 3,134 37.73 −3.32
UDC Dimpho Mashaba 979 11.79 +2.71
Independent Oarabile Tshenyego 818 9.85 N/A
Margin of victory 242 2.91 −4.17
Total valid votes 8,307 99.35 +0.22
Rejected ballots 54 0.65 −0.22
Turnout 8,361 85.91 +7.18
Registered electors 9,732
BDP hold Swing −5.41

2009 election

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General election 2009: Selebi-Phikwe East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BDP Nonofo Molefhi 3,717 48.13 +7.03
BCP Nzwaligwa Nzwaligwa 3,170 41.05 +2.31
BNF Billy Makuku 701 9.08 −10.16
Independent Itumeleng Ngakaetsile 135 1.75 N/A
Margin of victory 547 7.08 +4.72
Total valid votes 7,723 99.13 +0.07
Rejected ballots 68 0.87 −0.07
Turnout 7,791 78.73 −1.01
Registered electors 9,896
BDP hold Swing +4.67

2004 election

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General election 2004: Selebi-Phikwe East[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
BDP Nonofo Molefhi 2,629 41.10
BCP Nzwaligwa Nzwaligwa 2,478 38.74
BNF Calistus Keotswetse 1,231 19.24
Independent Boiki Gaseitsewe 59 0.92
Margin of victory 151 2.36
Total valid votes 6,397 99.06
Rejected ballots 61 0.94
Turnout 6,458 79.74
Registered electors 8,099
BDP win (new seat)

References

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  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).