Tondoro Constituency

Tondoro constituency (orange, centre left) in the Kavango West region of Namibia

Tondoro Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Kavango West Region of Namibia. Tondoro Constituency was named after the town and mission station Tondoro. ^[1]

In 2013 the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West. ^[1] Tondoro was formed from the western half of the former Kahenge Constituency. ^[2]

Politics

As in all Kavango West constituencies, SWAPO won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Joseph Sivaku Sikongo received 3,528 votes, followed by Peter Mutuku of the All People's Party (APP, 173 votes). ^[3] For the 2020 regional election no opposition candidate was fielded, ^[4] and the sitting SWAPO councillor was duly re-elected. ^[5]

See also

• Administrative divisions of Namibia

References

1. 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
2. "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. p. 37. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
3. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 8. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
4. Nakale, Albertina (21 October 2020). "Uncontested constituencies reduced to 4 from 26". New Era . p. 1.
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.