Francistown/Tati East

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

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]

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.


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