Otjombinde Constituency

Otjombinde constituency (red) in the Omaheke Region of Namibia

Otjombinde Constituency (until 1998 Otjozondjou Constituency)[1] is an electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It had 6,378 inhabitants in 2004[2] and 4,879 registered voters in 2020.[3] The district capital of the constituency is the settlement of Otjombinde, and its main economic hub is Talismanus.[4] The constituency forms part of the border between Namibia and Botswana. It contains the settlements of Eiseb,[5] Helena, and Rietfontein.[6]

The constituency is inhabited by Ovambanderu and San people. San settlements include Donkerbos and Sonneblom.[7]

Politics

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Otjombinde is one of the few Namibian constituencies not dominated by the SWAPO Party. In the 2004 regional elections, Jeremiah Ndjoze of the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) was elected with 709 of the 2,453 votes cast.[8]

The 2015 regional election was won by Katjanna Kaurivi, an independent candidate, with 1,396 votes. Karri Marenga (SWAPO) finished second with 681 votes, followed by Jeremiah Ndjoze (SWANU) with 267 votes and Lukas Katjiremba of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 134 votes.[9] The 2020 regional election was won by Wenzel Kavaka (SWAPO) who obtained 911 votes. Bethuel Mbuende (SWANU) came second with 685 votes, followed by Edwardt Hiangoro of the Landless People's Movement (LPM, a new party registered in 2018, 390 votes) and Werner Kambato of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO, 326 votes).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 1940. Government of Namibia. 31 August 1998. pp. 7–25.
  2. ^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  3. ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Nguvauva wants Eiseb Block to be declared a constituency". New Era. 17 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Du Plessis-Epukiro road upgrade next financial year". The Namibian. 30 January 2018. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009". Supplement to several Namibian newspapers. Electoral Commission of Namibia. November 2009.
  7. ^ "Keine sichtbaren Zeichen von Hunger" [No visible signs of starvation]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 1 December 2003.
  8. ^ "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. 17.
  9. ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 16. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

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