Okavango East
| Okavango East | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
| District | North-West |
| Population | 21,412 |
| Major settlements | Seronga |
| Area | 14,065 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Party | BCP |
| Created from | Okavango |
| MP | Gabatsholwe Disho |
| Margin of victory | 795 (9.3 pp) |
Okavango East 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 and has been represented by Gabatsholwe Disho of the Botswana Congress Party since.
Constituency profile
The seat is predominantly rural and encompasses the following localities:[1]
- Gudigwa
- Beetsha
- Seronga
- Xakao
- Mohembo
- Kauxwi
- Tovera
- Sekondomboro
- Ngarange
- Mogotlho
- Gunotsoga
- Eretsha
Members of Parliament
Key: BCP
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 election | Gabatsholwe Disho | |
Election results
2024 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCP | Gabatsholwe Disho | 4,267 | 50.11 | ||
| BDP | Bagalatia Arone | 3,472 | 40.77 | ||
| BPF | Kelentshitse Tsima | 777 | 9.12 | ||
| Margin of victory | 795 | 9.34 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,516 | 99.14 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 74 | 0.86 | |||
| Turnout | 8,590 | 84.77 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,133 | ||||
| BCP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 8.
- ^ "Disho wins Okavango East". DailyNews. 31 October 2024.