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Okorukambe Constituency

Summary

Okorukambe Constituency, until 2013 Steinhausen Constituency,[1] is an electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It had 9,066 inhabitants in 2004[2] and 5,818 registered voters in 2020.[3] Its district capital is the settlement of Steinhausen. It further contains the settlements of Witvlei and Omitara.[4]

Okorukambe Constituency (red) in the Omaheke Region (yellow)

Politics edit

SWAPO politician and Deputy Minister of Works and Transport Kilus Nguvauva was the councillor of this constituency from the 1998 regional election[5] until 2015. The 2015 regional election was likewise won by a SWAPO candidate. Raphael Mokaleng gained 1,898 votes, followed by Emgardt Kandovazu of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 352 votes and Eskaline Ganes of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 164 votes. Lukas Mbangu of the All People's Party also ran and got 45 votes.[6]

The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Rocco Nguvauva obtained 1,465 votes, followed by Laurentius Kamanda of the Landless People's Movement (LPM, a new party registered in 2018, 489 votes) and Kavehorere Murangi of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM, the new name of the DTA) with 482 votes.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. via allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015.
  2. ^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  3. ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009". Supplement to several Namibian newspapers. Electoral Commission of Namibia. November 2009.
  5. ^ "Tearful Nguvauva thanks voters". New Era. 29 October 2015.
  6. ^ "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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