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initially expressed interest in contesting the constituency but was persuaded by the party to step aside for
Tshekedi. Since then, Tshekedi was re-elected in the general elections of 2009, 2014, and 2019. In 2019, he became the first opposition candidate to win the constituency, breaking the ruling
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tribe, of which the Khama family is the royal family, resides in this constituency and the surrounding Serowe North and Srowe South constituencies. Prior to Ian and
Tshekedi Khama's departure from the BDP, the constituency consistently voted for the party by significant margins. However, following
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For the purposes of the
Constitution it is hereby prescribed that the seat of any Member of Parliament (MP) shall become vacant if, without the leave of the Speaker obtained in writing before the end of the meetings referred to in this paragraph, that Member is absent from the Assembly for two
376:(DIS) for alleged corrupt deals involving their company, Seleka Springs. As of now, they have not yet been formally charged. Following their arrest, they fled to South Africa to meet Ian, who is in self-imposed exile after evading the confiscation of illegally possessed firearms.
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409:. Prior to his expulsion, Tshekedi's last virtual attendance in parliament was during the winter (July-August) meeting of 2022. He failed to participate in the proceedings after the resumption of physical attendance in November 2022.
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in this by-election, further consolidating the BPF's hold on the constituency. This result makes it the highest result achieved by an opposition party in the constituency, breaking the previous 2019 record.
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383:'s (MP) seat becomes vacant if they are absent from the Assembly for two consecutive meetings during the same session without prior written permission from the
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for the
Botswana parliamentary constituency of Serowe West was held on 8 July 2023. The vacancy was caused by the expulsion on 21 April 2023 of the incumbent
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Tshekedi first became an MP for Serowe West in 2008 during a by-election that took place when his brother, Ian Khama, became the
President of Botswana.
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Having met the required criteria, Tshekedi Khama's seat in Serowe West was declared vacant on 21 April 2023 by the acting
Speaker at the time,
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348:, Khama encouraged people in the Serowe region to vote for the newly formed BPF, and this message strongly resonated with the locals.
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1260:"Nomination of candidates for the Serowe West Constituency has officially closed and the following were the nominated candidates"
641:, did not hold primaries. The BDP nominated Moemedi Dijeng as the party's candidate whilst the BCP nominated Sebusiso Ngwenya.
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party's stronghold on the seat since independence in 1966. The constituency was previously represented by
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According to
Standing Order 16.2 of the National Assembly of Botswana, a
1288:"BREAKING NEWS Onalepelo Kedikilwe of BPF WINS SEROWE WEST BY ELECTIONS"
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1057:"Botswana's 2019 General Elections: A Referendum on General Ian Khama"
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and is primarily rural, with the main settlement being the village of
1158:"Khama's absence, internal wrangling weakening BPF | Sunday Standard"
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1132:"𝗧𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗶 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗣 – 𝗠𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗶"
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towards the BPF. This shift can be attributed to the fact that the
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On 21 March 2022, Khama, the younger brother of former president
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in the 2019 general election was increased to a majority of 37.7
1104:"Serowe constituencies vulnerable as BPF rumpus continues"
319:. The constituency is part of the three historically safe
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to trigger a by-election per the
Standing Orders of the
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consecutive meetings occurring during the same session.
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Seabo, Batlang; Nyenhuis, Robert (23 November 2021).
285:The election was won by Onalepelo Kedikilwe of the
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1232:"Onalepelo Kedikilwe wins BPF Primary Elections"
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1323:. Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). 2020.
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1156:Reporter, Sunday Standard (5 April 2022).
1102:Basimanebotlhe, Tsaone (10 October 2022).
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468:Botswana Patriotic Front primary results
374:Directorate of Intelligence and Security
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637:The two other parties, the BDP and the
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206:Boundary of Serowe West constituency
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16:Botswana parliamentary by-election
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1178:Bothoko, Pini (24 April 2023).
1027:Bothoko, Pini (24 April 2023).
1:
1180:"Tshekedi disqualified as MP"
1029:"Tshekedi disqualified as MP"
650:2023 Serowe West by-election
399:National Assembly of Botswana
289:. The BPF's majority of 25.1
22:2023 Serowe West by-election
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323:seats that flipped to the
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1346:By-elections in Botswana
1207:"Meetings of Parliament"
556:Mokgobolelo Mokgobelelo
311:Serowe West lies in the
287:Botswana Patriotic Front
55:Serowe West constituency
574:Mmaletlhare Kgosikhumo
449:Mokgobolelo Mokgobelelo
1061:African Studies Review
452:Mmaletlhare Kgosikhumo
403:
1211:www.parliament.gov.bw
832:General election 2019
610:Chimbidzani Chimidza
438:Eliminated in primary
397:Standing Order 16.2,
684:Onalepelo Kedikilwe
497:Onalepelo Kedikilwe
458:Chimbidzani Chimidza
381:Member of Parliament
340:the fallout between
1073:10.1017/asr.2021.69
835:
651:
469:
433:Onalepelo Kedikilwe
353:Gomolemo Motswaledi
327:and had an average
243:Onalepelo Kedikilwe
116:Onalepelo Kedikilwe
23:
942:Leremela Bogosing
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140:Popular vote
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823:
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733:Sebusiso Ngwenya
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592:Monamodi Bagwasi
520:Gaotilwe Omphile
346:Mokgweetsi Masisi
280:National Assembly
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226:Tshekedi Khama II
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446:Gaotilwe Omphile
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900:Moemedi Dijeng
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826:Previous result
756:Kefilwe Koboto
712:Moemedi Dijeng
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538:James Kgalajwe
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418:BPF primary
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153:Percentage
38:8 July 2023
1335:Categories
1014:References
842:Candidate
658:Candidate
476:Candidate
423:Candidates
413:Candidates
302:Background
112:Candidate
1089:244539238
1081:0002-0206
958:Majority
772:Majority
370:Ian Khama
342:Ian Khama
1293:Facebook
1265:Facebook
1237:Facebook
395:—
337:BaNgwato
236:Elected
1272:17 June
1244:17 June
1216:16 June
1191:16 June
1163:16 June
1141:16 June
1115:16 June
1040:14 June
975:Turnout
787:Turnout
645:Results
463:Results
428:Nominee
385:Speaker
364:Trigger
331:of 76.7
276:session
270:of the
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63:44.9% (
60:Turnout
1300:9 July
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979:7,935
961:1,989
909:−47.3
903:2,405
875:4,394
845:Votes
839:Party
797:–38.3
791:4,422
781:+12.6
775:1,667
715:1,266
699:+11.9
689:2,933
661:Votes
655:Party
630:100.0
625:1,005
479:Votes
473:Party
317:Serowe
166:Swing
161:28.9%
148:1,266
125:Party
1321:(PDF)
1185:Mmegi
1085:S2CID
1034:Mmegi
1001:Swing
985:+0.5
982:83.4
964:25.1
930:−4.2
906:30.3
880:55.4
817:+6.7
813:Swing
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778:37.7
721:–1.4
718:28.9
694:66.9
544:11.6
526:27.5
507:44.1
329:swing
157:66.9%
144:2,933
69:38.3
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945:387
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924:749
808:hold
762:1.9
739:2.3
736:103
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562:7.3
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502:443
175:11.5
43:2024
33:2019
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993:BPF
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