Keetmanshoop Rural
Keetmanshoop Rural constituency in Namibia
Quiver trees near Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop Rural is an electoral constituency in the Karas Region of Namibia. It contains the Krönlein suburb of Keetmanshoop and the villages of Koës and Aroab, the settlements of Seeheim and Klein Karas, as well as several farming communities in the area. The constituency office is situated in Aroab.[1]
Politics
In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO's Jims Christiaan won the constituency with 736 votes. He defeated challengers was Simon Johannes Jantze of RDP (648 votes), Bartholomeus Rooi of DTA (433 votes) and Joseph Isaaks of the COD (88 votes).[2]
Keetmanshoop Rural was represented by Aroab schoolteacher Willem Appollus from 1998-2004. He was also a member of SWAPO.[3]
References
- ↑ Sasman, Catherine (10 November 2010). "Karas profile". New Era.
- ↑ Election results from Electoral Commission of Namibia
- ↑ Willem Appollus Namibian Institute for Democracy
| ||||||||
