Francistown/Tati East
Parliamentary constituency in the North-East District of Botswana, 1965–1974 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francistown/Tati East was a constituency in North-East District represented by an MP in the National Assembly of Botswana from 1965 to 1974. The constituency, which encompassed Francistown city and the southern part of the North-East District, was created for the first National Assembly election in 1965 and was dissolved in 1972 redistribution of boundaries, when a single constituency was created for Francistown and the rural areas of the District were unified into a separate constituency, North East.[1]
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Francistown/Tati East | |
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Former Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
District | North-East |
Major settlements | Francistown |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1965 |
Abolished | 1974 |
Replaced by | Francistown North-East |
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The constituency was represented throughout its existence by Philip Matante, leader of the Botswana People's Party and first Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly.