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Maun North is a constituency in the
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represented in the
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. Further to the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat was first contested at the
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, since when it has been held by
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of the
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, who is also the current
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.


Constituency profile

The seat is predominantly rural, encompassing parts of northern Maun. The seat has the following localities: #Parts of Maun # Sankoyo #
Shorobe Shorobe is a village in North-West District of Botswana. It is located close to Okavango Delta The Okavango Delta or Okavango Grassland is a vast inland delta in Botswana formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough at an e ...
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Khwai Khwai is a village on the north bank of the Khwai River in the North-West District of Botswana. The river is the northern boundary of the Moremi Game Reserve, and the village is just outside the north gate of the reserve, which is on the eas ...
# Xaxaba #
Mababe Mababe is a village in North-West District of Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of ...
# Ditshiping


Members of Parliament

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Election results


2024 election


References

{{reflist Parliamentary constituencies of Botswana Constituencies in the North-West District (Botswana) Constituencies established in 2024 2024 establishments in Botswana