Maun North
| Maun North | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
| District | North-West |
| Population | 39,303 |
| Major settlements | Maun |
| Area | 21,522 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Party | BCP |
| Created from | Maun West Maun East Okavango |
| MP | Dumelang Saleshando |
| Margin of victory | 5,707 (43.7 pp) |
Maun North is a constituency in the North-West represented in the National Assembly of Botswana. Further to the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been held by Dumelang Saleshando of the Botswana Congress Party, who is also the current Leader of the Opposition.[1][2]
Constituency profile
[edit]The seat is predimonantly rural, encompassing parts of northern Maun. The seat has the following localities:[2]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Key: BCP
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 election | Dumelang Saleshando | |
Election results
[edit]2024 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCP | Dumelang Saleshando | 8,377 | 64.08 | ||
| BDP | Thato Elias | 2,670 | 20.43 | ||
| UDC | Kebareeditse Ntsogotho | 2,025 | 15.49 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,707 | 43.66 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,072 | 96.37 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 492 | 3.63 | |||
| Turnout | 13,564 | 77.51 | |||
| Registered electors | 17,499 | ||||
| BCP win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Saleshando wins Maun North". DailyNews. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 4.