Eenhana Constituency

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Eenhana constituency (red) in the Ohangwena Region (yellow) of Namibia Wahlkreis Eenhana (2014).svg
Eenhana constituency (red) in the Ohangwena Region (yellow) of Namibia

Eenhana is an electoral constituency in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia, on the border to Angola. It had 24,193 inhabitants in 2004 [1] and 15,912 registered voters in 2020. [2] The district centre is the town of Eenhana.

Politics

In all constituencies of former Owamboland, Namibia's ruling SWAPO Party has dominated elections since independence. In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Karlous Max Shinohamba received 4,475 of the 4,817 votes cast. [3]

In the 2015 regional election SWAPO won by a landslide. Its candidate Nehemiah Haufiku gathered 6,113 votes, while the only opposition candidate, Dawid Johannes of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), received 188 votes. [4] The 2020 regional election was also won by the SWAPO candidate. Olivia Tuyenikelao Hanghuwo received 6,021 votes, far ahead of Abed-Nego Hishoono of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, who obtained 926 votes. [2]

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References

  1. Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. 1 2 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. "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. 8.
  4. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 13. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

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