# Selebi-Phikwe East

Selebi-Phikwe East is a constituency in Selebi-Phikwe represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Kgoborego Nkawana a BCP MP.

## Constituency profile

The constituency was created alongside Selebi-Phikwe West in 2002 for the 2004 election, when the Selebi-Phikwe constituency was divided into two. Nonofo Molefhi from the BDP won the constituency in 2004, 2009 and 2014, mostly due to the division of opposition votes between the BCP and the BNF (later the UDC). In 2019, after the BCP joined the UDC, its candidate Kgoborego Nkawana won the constituency. The constituency is completely urban and encompasses only the eastern part of the Selibe Phikwe Township.

## Members of Parliament

Key:  BDP UDC BCP
| Election | Winner |
| 2004 election | Nonofo Molefhi |
| 2009 election | Nonofo Molefhi |
| 2014 election | Nonofo Molefhi |
| 2019 election | Kgoborego Nkawana |
| 2024 election | Kgoborego Nkawana |

## Election results
### 2024 election

General election 2024: Selebi-Phikwe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BCP | Kgoberego Nkawana | 2,842 | 41.30 | N/A |
| | BDP | Amogelang Mojuta | 1,874 | 27.23 | −10.25 |
| | UDC | Tebogo Venson | 1,079 | 15.68 | −35.52 |
| | BPF | Mokubung Mokubung | 417 | 6.06 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 968 | 14.07 | +0.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,882 | 97.89 | −1.90 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 148 | 2.11 | +1.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,030 | 80.21 | −1.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,764 | | |
| | BCP hold | BCP hold | Swing | +25.78 | |

### 2019 election

General election 2019: Selebi-Phikwe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDC | Kgoberego Nkawana | 3,903 | 51.20 | +1.68 |
| | BDP | Amogelang Mojuta | 2,857 | 37.48 | −3.16 |
| | AP | Oarabile Tshenyego | 781 | 10.25 | +0.40 |
| | Independent | Thebe Ramokhua | 82 | 1.08 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,046 | 13.72 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,623 | 99.79 | +0.44 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.21 | −0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,639 | 82.12 | −3.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,302 | | |
| | UDC gain from BDP | UDC gain from BDP | Swing | +2.42 | |

### 2014 election

General election 2014: Selebi-Phikwe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BDP | Nonofo Molefhi | 3,376 | 40.64 | −7.49 |
| | BCP | Kgoberego Nkawana | 3,134 | 37.73 | −3.32 |
| | UDC | Dimpho Mashaba | 979 | 11.79 | +2.71 |
| | Independent | Oarabile Tshenyego | 818 | 9.85 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 242 | 2.91 | −4.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,307 | 99.35 | +0.22 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 54 | 0.65 | −0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,361 | 85.91 | +7.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,732 | | |
| | BDP hold | BDP hold | Swing | −5.41 | |

### 2009 election

General election 2009: Selebi-Phikwe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BDP | Nonofo Molefhi | 3,717 | 48.13 | +7.03 |
| | BCP | Nzwaligwa Nzwaligwa | 3,170 | 41.05 | +2.31 |
| | BNF | Billy Makuku | 701 | 9.08 | −10.16 |
| | Independent | Itumeleng Ngakaetsile | 135 | 1.75 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 547 | 7.08 | +4.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,723 | 99.13 | +0.07 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 68 | 0.87 | −0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,791 | 78.73 | −1.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,896 | | |
| | BDP hold | BDP hold | Swing | +4.67 | |

### 2004 election

General election 2004: Selebi-Phikwe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BDP | Nonofo Molefhi | 2,629 | 41.10 |
| | BCP | Nzwaligwa Nzwaligwa | 2,478 | 38.74 |
| | BNF | Calistus Keotswetse | 1,231 | 19.24 |
| | Independent | Boiki Gaseitsewe | 59 | 0.92 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 151 | 2.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,397 | 99.06 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 61 | 0.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,458 | 79.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,099 | |
| | BDP win (new seat) | BDP win (new seat) | BDP win (new seat) | BDP win (new seat) |