Ongwediva Constituency
.svg)
Ongwediva Constituency is a constituency in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia. It had 27,396 living people[1] and 22,061 registered voters in 2020[update].[2] Its capital is the town of Ongwediva.
Politics
[change | change source]In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO candidate Vinia Abisai won the constituency with 7,565 votes, followed by opposition Nelson Katenda of the Rally for Democracy and Progress with 686 votes and Lukas Naingungo of the Congress of Democrats with 70 votes.[3] The 2015 regional elections was won by Andreas Uutoñi of SWAPO with 6,249 votes, ahead of Peter Mandeinge of Rally for Democracy and Progress with 418 votes.[4]
Councillor Uutoñi (SWAPO) was reelected in the 2020 regional election. He beaten government opposition Michael Mwashindange of the Independent Patriots for Change by 4,914 votes to 2,025.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ "Election results from Electoral Commission of Namibia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.