Ondangwa Constituency

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Former Ondangwa Constituency (yellow) in the Oshana Region (dark grey) Wahlkreis Ondangwa in Oshana.png
Former Ondangwa Constituency (yellow) in the Oshana Region (dark grey)

Ondangwa Constituency was an electoral constituency in the Oshana Region of Namibia until August 2013. It had 29,783 inhabitants, its district capital was the town of Ondangwa. [1] Following a recommendation of the Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia, and in preparation of the 2014 general election, the constituency was split into Ondangwa Urban and Ondangwa Rural. [2]

Politics and governance

Ondangwa constituency was traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Ismael Uugwanga received 8,412 of the 8,878 votes cast. [3]

The following people have served as councillors of Ondangwa constituency: [4]

  1. Prinse Shiimi (1992–1998)
  2. Ismael Uugwanga (1999–2010)
  3. Alfeus Abraham (since 2011)

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References

  1. Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era .
  3. "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. 7.
  4. "Ondangwa Rural". Oshana Regional Council. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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