Electoral constituency in the Hardap region of central Namibia
Mariental Rural is a constituency in the Hardap region of Namibia. Its constituency office is situated in Stampriet.[1] It had a population of 15,308 in 2011, up from 13,946 in 2001.[2]
The constituency originally covered an area of 41,862 km2 (16,163 sq mi).[2] In August 2013, Mariental Rural lost the eastern part of its territory, which became a constituency of its own, namely Aranos Constituency.[3] As of 2020[update] the constituency had 4,065 registered voters.[4]
For the 2020 regional election "serious procedural errors" were discovered in Mariental Rural. No initial result were announced,[4] and the electoral court ordered a re-run.[7] The re-run was conducted on 26 February 2021. As in all other constituencies of Hardap, the candidate of the Landless People's Movement (LPM, a new party registered in 2018) won. Deensia Swartbooi obtained 1,099 votes. Simon Gerhardus Kooper of SWAPO came second with 854 votes.[8]
References
^"Constituencies". Hardap Regional Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024.