Mogoditshane West
| Mogoditshane West | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
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| District | Kweneng |
| Population | 39,321 |
| Major settlements | Mogoditshane |
| Area | 72 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Party | UDC |
| Created from | Mogoditshane |
| MP | Galenawabo Lekau |
| Margin of victory | 1,375 (13.4 pp) |
Mogoditshane West is a constituency in the Kweneng District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana by Galenawabo Lekau of the UDC. Further to the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat was first contested at the 2024 general election.[1]
Constituency profile
[edit]The seat is entirely urban, encompassing the western half of Mogoditshane, a town in the Greater Gaborone area.[1]
- Western half of Mogoditshane
Members of Parliament
[edit]Key: UDC
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 election | Galenawabo Lekau | |
Election results
[edit]2024 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | Galenawabo Lekau | 4,360 | 42.48 | ||
| BDP | Tumiso Rakgare | 2,985 | 29.09 | ||
| BCP | Julia Chepete | 2,279 | 22.21 | ||
| BPF | Gaolatlhe Galebotswe | 455 | 4.33 | ||
| Independent | Dumiso Gatsha | 160 | 1.56 | ||
| Independent | Othusitse Keautule | 13 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | Modisaotsile Tirelo | 11 | 0.11 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,375 | 13.39 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,263 | 99.32 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 70 | 0.68 | |||
| Turnout | 10,333 | 76.49 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,509 | ||||
| UDC notional gain from BDP | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 66.
- ^ "Lekau grabs Mogoditshane West Constituency". DailyNews. 1 November 2024.