Gobabis Constituency

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Gobabis constituency (red) in the Omaheke Region (yellow) of Namibia Wahlkreis Gobabis (2014).svg
Gobabis constituency (red) in the Omaheke Region (yellow) of Namibia

Gobabis Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. As of December 2019 it had 13,457 registered voters. [1] The constituency covers the rural area southeast of Gobabis and the town itself, except its Nossobville suburb. [2] Gobabis is also the administrative centre of the constituency.

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Politics

The 2015 regional election was won by Phillipus Katamelo of the SWAPO Party with 3,355 votes, followed by Ellenterius Modise of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 866 votes and Foreman Kamezuu of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 464 votes. [3] After councillor Katamelo was fielded as a parliamentary candidate in the 2019 Namibian general election, a by-election became necessary for Gobabis because Namibian electoral law prohibits sitting councillors and members of the public service to run for a seat in parliament. [4] The by-election was conducted on 15 January 2020. Augustinus Tebele (SWAPO) won with 1,409 votes, followed by Sylvestor Binga (Landless People's Movement (LPM), 571 votes), Ellenterius Modise (Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), 277 votes) and Iuonga Kauesa (independent, 82 votes). [1]

Councillor Tebele (SWAPO) was reelected in the 2020 regional election with 2,410 votes, followed by Lesley Pienaar (LPM) with 840 votes, independent candidate Izak de Beer with 673 votes, and Elvire Theron of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) with 579 votes. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Results for Regional Council By Elections for the Gobabis, Keetmanshoop Urban, Khomasdal and Walvis Bay Urban Constituencies" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia . Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. Dlamini, Matthew (7 September 2021). "Nossobville residents bemoan constituency issues". The Namibian . p. 6.
  3. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 15. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. "By-elections set for January". The Namibian . 18 October 2019.
  5. "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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