Olukonda Constituency

Olukonda constituency (red) in the Oshikoto Region (yellow)

Olukonda Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It had 9,094 inhabitants in 2004^[1] and 7,495 registered voters in 2020^[update].^[2] The district capital is the settlement of Olukonda.

Politics

Olukonda constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.

Regional elections

In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Phillemon Ndjambula received 4,005 of the 4,050 votes cast.^[3]

In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.^[4] The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Phillemon Ndjambula received 2,409 votes, ahead of Jakob Nakaleke of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 1,353 votes.^[2]

National elections

In the 2009 general election, incumbent president and SWAPO candidate Hifikepunye Pohamba received 89% of the votes for President.^[5]

See also

• Administrative divisions of Namibia

References

1. Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
2. "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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. 9.
4. Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.
5. Olukonda Swapoparty.org results

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