Maun West is a constituency in the North-West District. 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

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

by Caterpillar Hikuama of the

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Constituency profile

The constituency was created in 2002 following the dissolution of the Maun/Chobe constituency and its division in three ( Chobe, Maun East and Maun West). It was originally much smaller and its territory was based almost entirely on the city of Maun. In

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

and

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

the constituency voted overwhelmingly for the BDP candidates, Ronald Ridge and Tawana Moremi. Moremi defected from the BDP in 2010 to join the

Botswana Movement for Democracy The Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) is a political party in Botswana, founded in 2010 by MPs and other politicians who parted ways with the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) due to differences with Ian Khama, the leader of the BDP and ...

, which later formed the

Umbrella for Democratic Change The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is a centre-left politics, centre-left to Left-wing politics, left-wing Electoral alliance, alliance of political parties in Botswana. Since the 2024 Botswana general election, the UDC has been the governi ...

coalition. In 2012 the constituency was expanded with surrounding rural areas of Maun East and

Ngami Lake Ngami is an endorheic lake in Botswana, north of the Kalahari Desert. It is seasonally filled by the Taughe River, an effluent of the Okavango River system flowing out of the western side of the Okavango Delta. It is one of the fragmented remn ...

. Moremi was re-elected in

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

as a UDC candidate. In

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, the UDC candidate was Dumelang Saleshando, leader of the BCP, winning by a large margin. The constituency encompasses the following locations: # Part of Maun #

Sehithwa Sehithwa is a village in North-West District of Botswana. It is located in the southern part of the district, close to Lake Ngami Lake Ngami is an endorheic lake in Botswana, north of the Kalahari Desert. It is seasonally filled by the Taughe Ri ...

# Kareng # Bodibeng # Komana #

Toteng Toteng is a village in the north west of Botswana, Ngamiland. The town is the location of the oldest "directly dated evidence of cattle in southern Africa". Nearby towns are Sehithwa and Bobideng to the west, Tsau and Gumare to the north and ...

# Bothatogo # Sembogo # Makakung

Members of Parliament

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Election results

2024 election

2019 election

2014 election

2009 election

2004 election

References

{{reflist Parliamentary constituencies of Botswana Constituencies in the North-West District (Botswana) Constituencies established in 2004 2004 establishments in Botswana