# Tati West

Tati West is a constituency in the North-East District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2024 by Justin Hunyepa a UDC MP.
The constituency existed between 1965 and 1974, when it was replaced by North-East constituency after two elections. It was restored in 2002 for the 2004 elections and acquired its current boundaries in 2012 with slight changes in 2022.

## Constituency profile

In the 1965 and 1969 elections the constituency voted for the opposition BPP candidate, Kenneth Nkhwa. After its re-establishment in 2004, it has remained a generally marginal seat for the BDP, with BPP (later an UDC coalition member) as main challenger. In 2019 its MP Biggie Butale defected from the BDP to become president of the Botswana Patriotic Front, but he decisively lost the seat in the election of the same year. It was won by the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change in the 2024 election amongst a strong national swing against the BDP. The constituency, predominantly rural, encompasses the following villages:
* Masunga
* Vukwi
* Kalakamati
* Botalaote
* Toteng
* Mosojane
* Moroka
* Letsholathebe
* Gulubane
* Matenge

## Members of Parliament

Key:  BPP BDP UDC
| Election | Winner |
| 1965 election | Kenneth Nkhwa |
| 1969 election | Kenneth Nkhwa |
| 2004 election | Mbiganyi Charles Tibone |
| 2009 election | Mbiganyi Charles Tibone |
| 2014 election | Biggie Butale |
| 2019 election | Simon Moabi |
| 2024 election | Justin Hunyepa |

## Election results
### 2024 election

General election 2024: Tati West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDC | Justin Hunyepa | 6,713 | 49.99 | +12.15 |
| | BDP | Simon Moabi | 3,223 | 24.00 | −25.33 |
| | BCP | Leonard Mutheto | 2,679 | 19.95 | N/A |
| | BRP | Biggie Butale | 813 | 6.05 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,490 | 25.99 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,428 | 99.37 | −0.03 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 85 | 0.63 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,513 | 83.24 | −5.40 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,233 | | |
| | UDC gain from BDP | UDC gain from BDP | Swing | +18.74 | |

### 2019 election

General election 2019: Tati West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BDP | Simon Moabi | 6,236 | 49.33 | +6.40 |
| | UDC | Makhani Tshepo | 4,783 | 37.84 | +4.47 |
| | BPF | Biggie Butale | 1,622 | 12.83 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,453 | 11.49 | +1.93 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,641 | 99.40 | +0.19 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 76 | 0.79 | −0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,717 | 88.64 | +3.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,346 | | |
| | BDP gain from BPF | BDP gain from BPF | Swing | +5.44 | |

### 2014 election

General election 2014: Tati West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BDP | Biggie Butale | 4,510 | 42.93 | −8.99 |
| | UDC | Richard Gudu | 3,506 | 33.37 | −8.77 |
| | BCP | Phillip Bulawa | 1,671 | 15.91 | +9.97 |
| | Independent | Farayi Bonyongo | 819 | 7.19 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,004 | 9.56 | −0.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,506 | 98.43 | −0.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 168 | 1.57 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,674 | 85.34 | +9.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,507 | | |
| | BDP hold | BDP hold | Swing | −8.88 | |

### 2009 election

General election 2009: Tati West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BDP | Mbiganyi Tibone | 4,277 | 51.92 | −5.64 |
| | BPP | Richard Gudu | 3,471 | 42.14 | +4.47 |
| | BAM | Christopher Phillime | 489 | 5.94 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 806 | 9.78 | −10.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,237 | 98.48 | +0.43 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 127 | 1.52 | −0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,364 | 75.91 | −2.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,018 | | |
| | BDP hold | BDP hold | Swing | −5.01 | |

### 2004 election

General election 2004: Tati West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BDP | Mbiganyi Tibone | 4,322 | 57.56 |
| | BPP | Richard Gudu | 2,829 | 37.67 |
| | BCP | Albert Mosojane | 357 | 4.77 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,493 | 19.89 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,509 | 98.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 149 | 1.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,658 | 78.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,798 | |
| | BDP notional hold | BDP notional hold | BDP notional hold | BDP notional hold |

### 1969 election

General election 1969: Tati West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BPP | Kenneth Nkhwa | 1,604 | 59.41 | +7.76 |
| | BDP | G.E.N. Mannathoko | 1,018 | 37.70 | +11.62 |
| | BNF | Knight Maripe | 78 | 2.78 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 740 | 42.28 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,700 | 60.29 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,478 | | |
| | BPP hold | BPP hold | Swing | +9.69 | |

### 1965 election

General election 1965: Tati West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BPP | Kenneth Nkhwa | 2,006 | 51.65 |
| | BDP | J. Anderson | 1,013 | 26.08 |
| | Independent | G. E. N. Mannathoko | 789 | 20.31 |
| | BIP | A. M. Tshepe | 77 | 1.96 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 993 | 25.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,884 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | N/A | |
| | BPP win (new seat) | BPP win (new seat) | BPP win (new seat) | BPP win (new seat) |