# Maun West

Maun West is a constituency in the North-West District. It has been represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024 by Caterpillar Hikuama of the Botswana Congress Party.

## 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 and 2009 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, which later formed the Umbrella for Democratic Change coalition. In 2012 the constituency was expanded with surrounding rural areas of Maun East and Ngami. Moremi was re-elected in 2014 as a UDC candidate. In 2019, 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
* Kareng
* Bodibeng
* Komana
* Toteng
* Bothatogo
* Sembogo
* Makakung

## Members of Parliament

Key:  BDP UDC UDC BCP
| Election | Winner |
| 2004 election | Ronald Ridge |
| 2009 election | Tawana Moremi |
| 2014 election | Tawana Moremi |
| 2019 election | Dumelang Saleshando |
| 2024 election | Caterpillar Hikuama |

## Election results
### 2024 election

General election 2024: Maun West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BCP | Caterpillar Hikuama | 7,260 | 55.60 | N/A |
| | BDP | Thato Kwerepe | 4,551 | 34.85 | −3.58 |
| | UDC | Tiego Mpho | 1,247 | 9.55 | −48.68 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,709 | 20.75 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,058 | 98.44 | −0.96 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 207 | 1.56 | +0.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,265 | 79.43 | −2.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,701 | | |
| | BCP hold | BCP hold | Swing | N/A | |

### 2019 election

General election 2019: Maun West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDC | Dumelang Saleshando | 9,713 | 58.23 | +9.64 |
| | BDP | Reaboka Mbulawa | 6,409 | 38.43 | +2.78 |
| | AP | Moalosi Sebati | 557 | 3.34 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,304 | 19.80 | +6.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,679 | 99.40 | −0.44 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 101 | 0.60 | +0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,780 | 82.23 | −0.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,406 | | |
| | UDC hold | UDC hold | Swing | +6.21 | |

### 2014 election

General election 2014: Maun West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDC | Tawana Moremi | 7,271 | 48.59 | N/A |
| | BDP | Reaboka Mbulawa | 3,134 | 35.65 | −24.89 |
| | BCP | George Lubinda | 2,357 | 15.75 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,936 | 12.94 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,963 | 99.09 | +0.43 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 137 | 0.91 | −0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,100 | 82.38 | +8.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,329 | | |
| | UDC hold | UDC hold | Swing | N/A | |

### 2009 election

General election 2009: Maun West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BDP | Tawana Moremi | 3,717 | 60.54 | +4.65 |
| | BAM | Moaparankwe Mpho | 3,170 | 30.61 | +2.52 |
| | BNF | Keanewe Maplanka | 685 | 8.85 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 547 | 29.93 | +2.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,739 | 98.66 | +0.19 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 105 | 1.34 | −0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,844 | 74.16 | −1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,577 | | |
| | BDP hold | BDP hold | Swing | +3.59 | |

### 2004 election

General election 2004: Maun West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BDP | Ronald Ridge | 3,371 | 55.89 |
| | BAM | Letlhogile Sethoko | 1,691 | 28.09 |
| | BCP | Osimilwe Ditsheko | 969 | 16.07 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,680 | 27.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,031 | 98.85 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 70 | 1.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,101 | 75.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,107 | |
| | BDP win (new seat) | BDP win (new seat) | BDP win (new seat) | BDP win (new seat) |