# Selebi-Phikwe West

Selebi-Phikwe West is a constituency in Selebi-Phikwe represented in the National Assembly of Botswana represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024 by Reuben Kaizer, a BCP MP.

## Constituency profile

The constituency was created alongside Selebi-Phikwe East in 2002 for the 2004 election, when the Selebi-Phikwe constituency was divided into two. The constituency is home of the BCL Limited mine, whose closure in 2016 left more than 5,000 people unemployed. The constituency's reputation as one of the most anti-BDP of the country is largely attributed to this. Since 2009 it has voted for BCP (or affiliated) candidates.
The urban constituency encompasses the following locations:
* Selibe Phikwe Township
* BCL Limited
* Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Camp
* Selibe Phikwe State Prison

## Members of Parliament

Key:  BDP BCP UDC
| Election | Winner |
| 2004 election | Kavis Kario |
| 2009 election | Gilson Saleshando |
| 2014 election | Dithapelo Keorapetse |
| 2019 election | Dithapelo Keorapetse |
| 2024 election | Reuben Kaizer |

## Election results
### 2024 election

General election 2024: Selebi-Phikwe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BCP | Reuben Kaizer | 3,054 | 36.94 | N/A |
| | UDC | Dithapelo Keorapetse | 3,018 | 36.50 | −22.58 |
| | BDP | Beauty Manake | 2,196 | 26.56 | −11.03 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36 | 0.40 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,268 | 99.51 | +0.19 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 104 | 0.49 | −0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,372 | 78.70 | −5.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,638 | | |
| | BCP gain from UDC | BCP gain from UDC | Swing | +29.76 | |

### 2019 election

General election 2019: Selebi-Phikwe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDC | Dithapelo Keorapetse | 3,987 | 59.08 | +9.98 |
| | BDP | Allen Lekwapa | 2,537 | 37.59 | +0.74 |
| | AP | Masego Mosinyi | 225 | 3.33 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,450 | 21.49 | +9.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,749 | 99.51 | +0.19 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 33 | 0.49 | −0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,782 | 83.81 | −1.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,092 | | |
| | UDC hold | UDC hold | Swing | +5.36 | |

### 2014 election

General election 2014: Selebi-Phikwe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BCP | Dithapelo Keorapetse | 4,247 | 49.10 | +1.49 |
| | BDP | Opelo Makhandlela | 3,187 | 36.85 | −2.73 |
| | UDC | Moeti Mohwasa | 1,215 | 14.05 | +1.23 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,060 | 12.25 | +4.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,649 | 99.47 | −0.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 46 | 0.53 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,695 | 85.28 | +6.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,196 | | |
| | BCP hold | BCP hold | Swing | +2.11 | |

### 2009 election

General election 2009: Selebi-Phikwe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BCP | Gilson Saleshando | 3,997 | 47.61 | +9.70 |
| | BDP | Kavis Kario | 3,323 | 39.58 | −2.36 |
| | BNF | Moeti Mohwasa | 1,076 | 12.82 | −7.33 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 674 | 8.03 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,396 | 99.61 | +0.64 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 33 | 0.39 | −0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,429 | 79.04 | −1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,664 | | |
| | BCP gain from BDP | BCP gain from BDP | Swing | +6.03 | |

### 2004 election

General election 2004: Selebi-Phikwe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BDP | Kavis Kario | 3,100 | 41.94 |
| | BCP | Gilson Saleshando | 2,802 | 37.91 |
| | BNF | Otsweletse Moupo | 1,489 | 20.15 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 298 | 4.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,391 | 98.97 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 77 | 1.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,468 | 80.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,261 | |
| | BDP win (new seat) | BDP win (new seat) | BDP win (new seat) | BDP win (new seat) |