Chobe is a parliamentary constituency in the

Chobe District Chobe District is an administrative district in the northern part of Botswana, with the headquarters in Kasane. In 2001 it was merged with Ngamiland, and until 2006 it shared with Ngamiland the North-West District Council as local government. C ...

that was created in 2002. It has been represented in the

National Assembly of Botswana The National Assembly is the sole Legislature, legislative body of Botswana's unicameral Parliament of Botswana, Parliament, of which consists of the President of Botswana, President and the National Assembly. The House passes laws, provides Min ...

since

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by Simasiku Mapulanga of the

Botswana Congress Party The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is a social democratic political party in Botswana. Founded in 1998 as a result of a split from the Botswana National Front (BNF), the party attracted most of the BNF's sitting MPs due to a leadership dispute i ...

Constituency profile

The constituency was created in 2002 with the division of Maun/Chobe into three constituencies ( Maun West, Maun East and Chobe). Since its creation Chobe has mainly voted for BDP candidates, except in

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, when it voted for the BCP. It is contiguous with the

and contains the following villages: #

Kasane Kasane is a town in Botswana, close to Africa's 'Four Corners', where the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe almost meet. The town is at the far northeastern corner of Botswana where it serves as the administrative center of the Ch ...

# Lesoma # Mabele # Muchenje # Pandamatenga # Kachikau # Kavimba # Satau # Parakarungu # Kazungula

Members of Parliament

Key:

Election results

2024 election

2019 election

2014 election

2009 election

2004 election

References

{{reflist Parliamentary constituencies of Botswana Constituencies in Chobe District Constituencies established in 2004 2004 establishments in Botswana