Ogongo Constituency

Ogongo Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region northern part of Namibia. It had 18,498 inhabitants in 2004^[1] and 9,140 registered voters in 2020^[update].^[2] Its district capital is the settlement of Ogongo. The constituency further contains the settlements of Eengolo, Eendombe, Pyamukuyu, Iipanda, Ombathi, and Omuthitu.^[3]

University of Namibia has one of its agricultural campuses near Ogongo, which specialisies in crop science and forestry.^[4]

Politics

Like all other constituencies in Omusati, Ogongo constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The 2004 regional election was won by SWAPO politician Sackarias Uugwanga Kayone. He received 6,571 of the 6,655 votes cast.^[5]

SWAPO also won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Wilhelm Iiyambo gained 4,392 votes, while Josua Nghishiikoh of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) gained only 45.^[6] The SWAPO candidate won the 2020 regional election by a large margin. Daniel Iilende obtained 3,703 votes, followed by independent candidate Johannes Nakale with 245 votes and Tataati Komya of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 149 votes.^[2]

References

^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
^ ^a ^b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009". Supplement to several Namibian newspapers. Electoral Commission of Namibia. November 2009.
^ "Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources". University of Namibia. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 6.
^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 17. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

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[1] Constituencies of Namibia, 2004

[election2020-2] "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

[3] "Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009". Supplement to several Namibian newspapers. Electoral Commission of Namibia. November 2009.

[4] "Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources". University of Namibia. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

[5] "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 6.

[6] "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 17. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

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