Francistown/Tati East was a constituency in North-East District represented by an MP in the National Assembly of Botswana from 1965 to 1974. The constituency, which encompassed Francistown city and the southern part of the North-East District, was created for the first National Assembly election in 1965 and was dissolved in 1972 redistribution of boundaries, when a single constituency was created for Francistown and the rural areas of the District were unified into a separate constituency, North East.[1]

Francistown/Tati East
Former Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Boundary of Francistown/Tati East in Botswana
DistrictNorth-East
Major settlementsFrancistown
Former constituency
Created1965
Abolished1974
Replaced byFrancistown
North-East

The constituency was represented throughout its existence by Philip Matante, leader of the Botswana People's Party and first Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly.

Members of Parliament

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Key:   BPP

Election Winner
1965 election Philip Matante
1969 election

Election results

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1969 election

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General election 1969: Francistown/Tati East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BPP Philip Matante 2,361 69.87 −7.40
BDP Peter Maruping 1,265 30.13 +7.40
Margin of victory 1,096 39.74 −16.28
Turnout 3,626 57.34 N/A
Registered electors 6,324
BPP hold Swing −7.40

1965 election

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General election 1965: Francistown/Tati East[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
BPP Philip Matante 4,415 77.27
BDP G. Segopolo 1,214 21.25
BIP R. Sewela 85 1.49
Margin of victory 3,201 56.02
Turnout 5,714 N/A
Registered electors N/A
BPP win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ 1972 DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES
  2. ^ "Report on the General Elections 1969" (PDF). 1969.
  3. ^ Gossett, Charles W.; Kebapetse, Lotshwao (21 April 2013). "Report on the 1965 General Election and the 1966 Local Government Election". Botswana Notes & Records. 41. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network (published 2009): 17. Retrieved 2024-01-27.