- Source: Serowe North
Serowe North is a constituency in the Central District represented by Baratiwa Mathoothe, a BPF MP in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019.
Constituency profile
Serowe North lies in the Central District and is primarily rural, with the main settlement being the village of Serowe. The constituency is part of the three historically safe BDP seats that flipped to the BPF and had an average swing of 76.7pp towards the BPF. This shift was attributed to the fact that the BaNgwato tribe, of which the Khama family is the royal family, resides in the Serowe area. Prior to Ian Khama's departure from the BDP, the constituency consistently voted for the party by significant margins. However, following the fallout between Ian Khama and President Mokgweetsi Masisi, Khama encouraged people in the Serowe region to vote for the newly formed BPF and this message strongly resonated with the locals.
Serowe North was the constituency of Botswana's first President, Seretse Khama, from 1965 until a constitutional amendment stated that the sitting president could not simultaneously be an elected member of the National Assembly in 1974. As such, it was traditionally always one of the BDP's safest strongholds in the country, with the party rarely obtaining less than 90% of the vote there from its establishment ahead of the inaugural 1965 elections until its last election in 1999 before its abolition ahead of the 2004 elections. The constituency has the following localities:
Moreomabele
Serule
Parts of Serowe
Gojwane
Paje
Mabeleapodi
Majwanaadipitse
Tshimoyapula
Topisi
Members of Parliament
Key:
BDP BPF
Election results
= 2019 election
== 2014 election
== 1999 election
== 1994 election
== 1989 election
== 1984 election
== 1979 election
== 1974 election
== 1969 election
== 1965 election
=References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Miss Earth 2010
- Serowe North
- Serowe
- Botswana Patriotic Front
- Tshekedi Khama II
- 2004 Botswana general election
- 2023 Serowe West by-election
- 12th Parliament of Botswana
- Ian Khama
- Seretse Khama
- Roy Blackbeard
