Okalongo Constituency

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Okalongo Constituency (formerly Okalonga Constituency until 1998) [1] is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia, located on the border with Angola. The constituency has a population of 30,500 and an average household size of 6.30 people. [2]

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As of 2020, Okalongo had 16,031 registered voters. [3] The capital of the constituency is the settlement of Okalongo. Other villages within the constituency include Onandjaba, Omatwadiva, Onaidjimba, Okafitu Kauvale, Olwiili, Ongolo, Ondudu, Onembaba, Ondobe Yehumba, Ondobe Yefidi, Ohakapeke, Olupandu, Epoko, Olupito, Oupale, Oshuundje, Okathitu Konghai, Oikango, Onalumbololo, Uushwa, Orange ya Nashimbuli, Omutundungu, Oshiteyatemo, Aanongo, Ombwana, Eshwa la Hamukwaya, and Onambome.

Politics

Like all other constituencies in Omusati, Okalongo Constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election, SWAPO politician Haikella Jhonny Hakaye won the election, receiving 9,841 of the 9,897 votes cast. [4]

SWAPO also won by a landslide in the 2015 regional election. Laurentius Iipinge secured 6,923 votes, while Simson Nangolo of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) received only 80 votes. [5]

Councillor Iipinge (SWAPO) was reelected in the 2020 regional election, obtaining 5,667 votes. His closest competitor, Josua Mwetupunga of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC, an opposition party formed in August 2020), received 1,281 votes. [3]

Education

Primary schools in Okalongo Constituency include Lucas Damascus Primary School, Ondeipanda Primary School, Ouvale Primary School, St Gabriel Primary School, Elao Primary School, and Eshakeno Primary School. Secondary schools include Haudano Senior Secondary School and Tomas Tutaleni Senior Secondary School. Other schools in the constituency include Oshaaluwata Combined School, Onembaba Combined School, John Shekundja Combined School, Onkambadhala Combined School, Epoko Combined School, Oshatotwa Combined School, and Sheetekela Combined School.

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References

  1. ↑ "Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 1940. Government of Namibia. 31 August 1998. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "Population Statistics of Namibia - Open Data Portal Namibia". namibia.opendataforafrica.org. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. 1 2 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "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. 6.
  5. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 17. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

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