Kamanjab Constituency

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Kamanjab constituency (red) in the Kunene Region (yellow) of Namibia Wahlkreis Kamanjab (2014).svg
Kamanjab constituency (red) in the Kunene Region (yellow) of Namibia

Kamanjab is a constituency in the Kunene Region of Namibia. In 2004, the population was 6,012. [1] As of 2020, it has 4,862 registered voters. [2] The district capital is the settlement of Kamanjab.

Politics

Until 2015 the constituency was represented by Themistokles Dudu Murorua of the United Democratic Front (UDF). [3] In the 2015 regional election the candidate of the SWAPO party, Angenesia Tjaritje, won narrowly with 1,164 votes, followed by Nico Somaeb of the UDF with 896 votes. [4] The UDF candidate Somaeb narrowly won the 2020 regional election with 1,116 votes. SWAPO's Nikodemus Amutenya came second with 919 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. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. Kamanjab Constituency Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Namibia
  4. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 11. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

Coordinates: 19°38′S14°50′E / 19.633°S 14.833°E / -19.633; 14.833