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Judea Lyaboloma Constituency

Summary

Judea Lyaboloma Constituency is an electoral district in Namibia. It is situated in the Zambezi Region. Its centre is Sangwali which is a settlement 129.3 kilometres out of Katima Mulilo. The constituency has a population of 5,511 people.[1] In the 2020 Regional Council Elections, there were 3,339 registered voters.[2][3]

Judea Lyaboloma Constituency (red) in the Zambezi Region (yellow)

The constituency was created in August 2013 from the western part of Linyanti Constituency,[4] following a recommendation of the Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia, and in preparation for the 2014 general election. It is named after Judea Lyaboloma, a former People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) guerrilla and Medal of Bravery recipient.[5]

Politics edit

The 2015 regional election was won by Beaven Bashole Munali of the SWAPO Party with 1,078 votes, followed by Oscar Zambo Munanzi of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 120 votes.[6] In the 2020 regional election an independent candidate won the constituency. Gwelu Humphrey Divai obtained 1,250 votes, ahead of Vincent Bafeze Sinalumbu, the SWAPO candidate, who got 722 votes.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Namibia: Division (Regions and Constituencies) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  2. ^ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. via allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 5261. Government of Namibia. 9 August 2013. pp. 23–24. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ^ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. via allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 22. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.