Summary
Katima Mulilo Urban Constituency is an electoral district in Namibia. It is situated in the Zambezi Region. The region's capital, Katima Mulilo, is in this constituency. The constituency has a population of 28,362 people.[1] In the 2020 Regional Council Elections, there were 13,860 registered voters.[2]
Katima Mulilo Urban was created in 1998. Following a recommendation of the Second Delimitation Commission of Namibia, and in preparation of the 1998 general election, the old Katima Mulilo Constituency was split into Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban.[3]
Politics edit
In the 2004 presidential election, Katima Mulilo Urban voted overwhelmingly for Hifikepunye Pohamba of Swapo party. With approximately 72% of the vote, Pohamba earned about the same percentage as he did nationally. However, the Constituency voted strongly for Ben Ulenga of the Congress of Democrats, who received 1299 (17%) votes, which was more than 10% higher than his national vote total[4]
The 2015 regional election was won by Bernard Songa Sibalatani of the SWAPO Party with 2,267 votes, followed by Robert Tariso Matongela of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 278 votes. The independent candidate Linus Lifasi Muchila came third with 239 votes, and Fred Waluka Mola of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) finished last with 154 votes.[5] The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. John Muchila Mukaya obtained 1,831 votes. Mweti Marklee Matengu of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM, the new name of the DTA) came second with 557 votes, followed by Poniso Shrunk Kubwima, an independent candidate who received 369 votes.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Namibia: Regions, Towns, Villages & Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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. 19–20.
- ^ Election results for Katima Mulilo Urban Constituency Electoral Commission of Namibia
- ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 23. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
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