Endola Constituency

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

Endola is an electoral constituency in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia, on the border of Angola. It had 36,659 inhabitants in 2004 [1] and 14,100 registered voters in 2020. [2] The district centre is the settlement of Endola. Ferdinand Ingashipola Shifidi became a councillor of the constituency in November 2014 and was re-elected in 2015 and in 2020.

Flood water in the constituency of Endola during May 2023 Flood water at the North part of Namibia at Endola 08.jpg
Flood water in the constituency of Endola during May 2023

The constituency is hard-hit by the drought just like the rest of the northern region, but the situation was made worse by lack of drinking water for people and their animals as many water points were disconnected because of unpaid bills. The constituency is also faced with the issue of people who have no national documents. Endola is a flood-prone area with many water pans therefore, good roads are needed to avoid a situation where villages are totally cut off during the rainy season. [3] The constituency is badly affected by crime, a situation blamed on it having one police station at Ongha. There is one clinic [4] which helps inhabitants with medications.

Politics

As is common in all constituencies of former Owamboland, Namibia's ruling SWAPO Party has dominated elections since independence. Ruth Nhinda (SWAPO) was regional councillor for the Endola constituency from 2004 when she received 7,510 of the 7,557 votes cast. [5]

Her death in 2014 necessitated a by-election [6] which was won by Ferdinand Shifidi, also SWAPO. Shifidi was reelected in the 2015 regional election, gathering 5,703 votes, while the only opposition candidate, Hafeni Pius of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), received 398 votes. [7] Shifidi was again reelected in the 2020 regional election; he received 4,892 votes. Runner-up became Tulipohamba Nghiueuelekwa the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, who obtained 1,121 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. ↑ "Water scarcity hits Endola constituency | Ewi". Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Locations - Namibia Master Health Facility List". mfl.mhss.gov.na. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  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. 8.
  6. ↑ "RDP names candidate for Endola by-election". The Namibian . NAMPA. 1 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 13. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2016-06-12.

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