Otjiwarongo Constituency

Otjiwarongo Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It has 22,614 inhabitants[1] and consists of the town of Otjiwarongo and the surrounding rural area.

Otjiwarongo Constituency (yellow) in the Otjozondjupa Region (dark grey)

Politics

In the 2010 regional election, former Otjiwarongo mayor Otto Ipinge of the SWAPO Party was elected to the Otjozondjupa Regional Council.[2] The 2015 regional election was also won by the SWAPO candidate. Julius Neumbo gained 4,565 votes, followed by Esmerelda Esme ǃAebes of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 1,254 votes and Chris Katjivive of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) with 597 votes.[3] After Councillor Neumbo died in 2019, a by-election was run in March 2020. Again the SWAPO candidate won. Marlyan Mbakera obtained 2,910 votes, ahead of Erastus Mbumba (independent, 1,020 votes) and Sebeteus Guiteb of the Landless People's Movement (LPM, 752 votes).[4]

References
  1. Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. Otjiwarongo Constituency Electoral Commission of Namibia
  3. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 21. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  4. Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (11 March 2020). "Swapo, PDM revel in poll victories… elected councillors promise good governance". New Era. p. 1.


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