Mashare Constituency

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Mashare constituency (red) in the Kavango East region (yellow) of Namibia Wahlkreis Mashare (2014).svg
Mashare constituency (red) in the Kavango East region (yellow) of Namibia

Mashare is a constituency in the Kavango East region of northern Namibia. The district centre is the settlement of Mashare. It had a population of 15,688 in 2011, down from 16,007 in 2001. [1] As of 2020 the constituency had 9,165 registered voters. [2]

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The constituency contains the settlements of Dwasa, Tceha, Kondja, Namagadi, and Rudjadja. [3]

There is a bilateral agreement with Angola to allow mutual near-border immigration without travel documents. This applies to a maximum distance of 30 km, it is not valid for tourists.[ citation needed ]

Politics

The 2015 regional elections were won by SWAPO candidate Mavara Fillipus Nkore with 2,707 votes. Paulus Sikongo of the All People's Party (APP) came second with 1,487 votes, and Nankema Shirongo of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) came third with 110 votes. [4] Nkore was re-elected in the 2020 regional election after obtaining 1,716 votes. Engelbert Hamutenya Namufinda (APP) came second with 692 votes. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kavango 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009". Supplement to several Namibian newspapers. Electoral Commission of Namibia. November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 6. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

Coordinates: 17°54′S20°08′E / 17.900°S 20.133°E / -17.900; 20.133


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