Elim Constituency

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Elim Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It had 15,210 inhabitants in 2004 [1] and 7,883 registered voters in 2020. [2] Its district capital is the settlement of Elim.

Contents

Elim borders to the north and west to the constituencies Okalongo and Oshikuku and in the east to the Oshana Region. There are a number of villages in the constituency, some being: Onashiku, Iiyale, Iino, Olupumbu, Iiyanguti, Olupembana, Ondangwa, Onegali, Onamega.

The constituency contains the homestead of Iipumpu Ya Tshilongo, king of the Uukwambi from 1907 to 1932. The homestead in Onashiku was proclaimed a national monument in 2014, [3] and de-proclaimed a few months later. [4]

Politics

Elim constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The 2004 regional election was won by SWAPO politician Gerhard Shiimi. He received 4,124 of the 4,266 votes cast. [5]

In the 2015 local and regional elections SWAPO candidate Shiimi won uncontested and remained councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate. [6] Councillor Shiimi (SWAPO) was reelected in the 2020 regional election. He obtained 2,775 votes, far ahead of Kilian Amupolo, an independent candidate with 511 votes. [2]

2024 general election

Presidential

CandidatePartyVotes%
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah SWAPO 5,00077.29
Panduleni Itula IPC 1,16217.96
Jan Mukwiilongo NEFF 1402.16
Job Amupanda AR 1041.61
McHenry Venaani PDM 250.39
Erastus Shuumbwa ADM 130.20
Festus Thomas BCP 120.19
Mike Kavekotora RDP 40.06
Vaino Amuthenu CoD 30.05
Hendrik Gaobaeb UDF 20.03
Evilastus Kaaronda SWANU 20.03
Bernadus Swartbooi LPM 20.03
Total6,469100.00
Valid votes6,46998.90
Invalid/blank votes721.10
Total votes6,541100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,450101.41
Source: ECN

National Assembly

PartyVotes%
SWAPO 4,79673.42
IPC 88813.59
NEFF 3655.59
AR 3545.42
PDM 430.66
NEFC280.43
BCP 180.28
SWANU 110.17
UDF 90.14
NPF 50.08
UNP 40.06
LPM 30.05
NUDO 20.03
RDP 20.03
APP 10.02
CDV 10.02
CoD 10.02
NDP 10.02
Total6,532100.00
Valid votes6,53298.78
Invalid/blank votes811.22
Total votes6,613100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,450102.53
Source: ECN

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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 23 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Tjihenuna, Theresia (2 September 2014). "Three new heritage sites proclaimed". The Namibian . Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ↑ 275/2014 – Deproclaimed, NHC, 15 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "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. 6.
  6. ↑ "Opposition parties are mosquitoes, says Kawana". The Namibian . 26 October 2015.


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