Charleshill (Botswana constituency)
| Charleshill | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
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| District | Ghanzi |
| Population | 17,581 |
| Major settlements | Charleshill |
| Area | 14,919 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Party | UDC |
| Created from | Ghanzi South |
| MP | Motsamai Motsamai |
| Margin of victory | 295 (3.7 pp) |
Charleshill is a constituency in the Ghanzi District which is represented in the National Assembly of Botswana. The seat was created after the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election. It has since been represented by Motsamai Motsamai of the UDC.[1]
Constituency profile
The constituency, predominantly rural and anchored around parts of Kanye encompasses the following localities:[2]
- Charleshill
- Xanagas
- Kole
- Makunda
- Ncojane
- New Xanagas
- Karakobis
- Tsootshaa
- Metsimantsho
- Metsimantle
Members of Parliament
Key: UDC
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 election | Motsamai Motsamai | |
Election results
2024 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDC | Motsamai Motsamai | 3,248 | 41.07 | ||
| BDP | Thato Tshweneyagae | 2,953 | 37.34 | ||
| BCP | Congo Puratenee | 1,570 | 19.85 | ||
| BPF | Linda Segwai | 137 | 1.73 | ||
| Margin of victory | 295 | 3.73 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,908 | 99.37 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 50 | 0.63 | |||
| Turnout | 7,958 | 85.56 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,301 | ||||
| UDC notional gain from BDP | |||||
References
- ↑ "Motsamai wins Charleshill Constituency". dailynews.gov.bw. 31 October 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-10-31. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ↑ 2022 Delimitation Commission Report, pp. 109.
- ↑ Report to the Minister for State President on the 2024 General Elections. IEC Botswana. 2025.