Chobe is a constituency in the
Chobe District represented in the
National Assembly of Botswana since
2014
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by
Machana Shamukuni
Machana Ronald Shamukuni is a Botswana politician that has served as the Minister of Justice since the department's creation in 2022. He is a member of the National Assembly for the constituency of Chobe.
Career
Shamukuni was elected to repr ...
a
BDP MP and the current
Minister of Justice of
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...
.
Constituency profile
The constituency was created in 2002 with the division of
Maun/Chobe into three constituencies (
Maun West,
Maun East and Chobe). Since its creation Chobe has mainly voted for
BDP candidates, except in
2009
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, when it voted for the
BCP. It is encompasses all of
Chobe District and contains the following villages:
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Kasane
Kasane is a town in Botswana, close to Africa's 'Four Corners', where four countries almost meet: Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is at the far north-eastern corner of Botswana where it serves as the administrative center of the Chobe D ...
# Lesoma
# Mabele
# Muchenje
# Pandamatenga
# Kachikau
# Kavimba
# Satau
# Parakarungu
# Kazungula
Members of Parliament
Key:
Election results
2019 election
2014 election
2009 election
2004 election
References
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Botswana constituencies
Botswana constituencies in the Chobe District
Constituencies established in 2004
2004 establishments in Botswana