Maun East

Maun East is a constituency in the North-West District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana. It has been represented in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019 by Goretetse Kekgonegile of the Botswana Congress Party.

Maun East
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly
District	North-West District
Population	42,378
Area	24,431 km2
Current constituency
Created	2002
Party	BCP
MP	Goretetse Kekgonegile
Margin of victory	4,061 (32.1 pp)

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).^[1] It originally consisted mostly of the rural area of Maun. In 2012 part of its territory was added to Maun West. The constituency voted for BDP until 2019, when the UDC won it. The constituency encompasses the following locations:^[2]

1. Part of Maun
2. Makalamabedi
3. Chanoga
4. Samedupi
5. Phuduhudu
6. Somelo

Members of Parliament

Key:   BDP   UDC   BCP

Election	Winner
2004 election		Frank Ramsden
2009 election
2014 election		Konstantinos Markus
2019 election		Goretetse Kekgonegile
2024 election

Election results

2024 election

General election 2024: Maun East^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BCP	Goretetse Kekgonegile	7,485	59.14	N/A
	BDP	Oateng Setlhodi	3,424	27.05	−20.84
	UDC	Baraedi Lekabe	1,560	12.33	−39.78
	BPF	Molatedi Molato	188	1.49	N/A
Margin of victory			4,061	32.09	N/A
Total valid votes			12,657	97.85	−1.64
Rejected ballots			278	2.15	+1.64
Turnout			12,935	78.11	−4.10
Registered electors			16,560
	BCP hold		Swing	+39.99

2019 election

General election 2019: Maun East^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDC	Goretetse Kekgonegile	7,739	52.11	–2.63
	BDP	Konstantinos Markus	7,112	47.89	+2.96
Margin of victory			627	4.22	N/A
Total valid votes			14,851	99.49	−0.60
Rejected ballots			76	0.51	+0.60
Turnout			14,927	82.21	+1.09
Registered electors			18,157
	UDC gain from BDP		Swing	−2.80

2014 election

General election 2014: Maun East^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Konstantinos Markus	6,046	44.93	−9.58
	BCP	Goretetse Kekgonegile	5,304	39.42	+16.87
	UDC	Osimilwe Fish	2,062	15.32	−6.02
	Independent	Simon Lethake	44	0.33	N/A
Margin of victory			742	5.51	−26.45
Total valid votes			13,456	98.89	+0.74
Rejected ballots			151	1.11	−0.74
Turnout			13,607	81.12	+6.25
Registered electors			16,774
	BDP hold		Swing	−13.23

2009 election

General election 2009: Maun East^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BDP	Frank Ramsden	6,509	54.51	+2.33
	BAM	Rodgers Makgetho	2,693	22.55	−8.22
	BNF	Mokaulengwe Rendoh	2,548	21.34	N/A
	Independent	Ontlametse Gomosie	192	1.61	N/A
Margin of victory			3,816	31.96	+10.55
Total valid votes			11,942	98.15	+0.20
Rejected ballots			225	1.85	−0.20
Turnout			12,167	74.87	+1.20
Registered electors			16,251
	BDP hold		Swing	+5.28

2004 election

General election 2004: Maun East^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BDP	Frank Ramsden	4,261	52.18
	BAM	Wetsho Makgetho	2,513	30.77
	BCP	Michael Wright	1,748	17.05
Margin of victory			1,748	21.41
Total valid votes			8,166	98.35
Rejected ballots			137	1.65
Turnout			8,303	73.67
Registered electors			11,271
	BDP win (new seat)