Okavango West is a constituency in the North-West District represented in the National Assembly of Botswana. Further to the completion of the 2022 Delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies, the seat was first contested at the 2024 general election and has been represented by Kenny Kapinga of the Botswana Congress Party since.
Constituency profile
The seat is predimonantly rural and encompasses the following localities:[1]
Members of Parliament
Key: BCP
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 election | Kenny Kapinga | |
Election results
2024 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCP | Kenny Kapinga | 5,016 | 53.12 | ||
| BDP | Sekwaya Pikinini | 3,967 | 42.01 | ||
| BPF | Tshenolo Kandonda | 460 | 4.87 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,049 | 11.11 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,443 | 99.07 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 89 | 0.93 | |||
| Turnout | 9,522 | 78.97 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,058 | ||||
| BCP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ 2022 DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPORT (PDF). 2022. p. 8.
- ^ "Kapinga wins Okavango West Constituency". DailyNews. 31 October 2024.