Musese Constituency

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Musese constituency (centre top, in red) in the Kavango West region of Namibia Wahlkreise in Kavango-West (2014).svg
Musese constituency (centre top, in red) in the Kavango West region of Namibia

Musese is a constituency in the Kavango West region of Namibia. The administrative capital is the settlement of Rupara. As of 2020 the constituency had 6,494 registered voters. [1]

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In 2013 the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West. [2] Musese was formed from the north-eastern part of the former Kahenge Constituency. [3]

Politics

As in all Kavango West constituencies, SWAPO won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Sakeus Kudumo received 2,582 votes, followed by Raphael Kapumburu of the All People's Party (APP, 213 votes). [4] The 2020 regional election was also won by the SWAPO candidate. Kosmas Katura gained 1,628 votes. Vilho Kangumbe of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) came distant second with 201 votes. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era . allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2013. Alt URL via allafrica.com Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 5261. Government of Namibia. 9 August 2013. pp. 37–38. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 7. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Publication of results and particulars in respect of general elections for Regional Councils: Electoral Act, 2014" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 7654. Government of Namibia. 8 October 2021. p. 8.


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