Swakopmund Constituency

Swakopmund constituency (yellow) in the Erongo Region (dark grey)

Swakopmund constituency is a constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The constituency had a population of 25,442 in 2004.[1] The district capital is the city of Swakopmund.

Politics

In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO's Germina Ndapua Shitaleni won the constituency with 5,132 votes. His only challenger was Esegiel Guiseb of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), who received 2,540 votes.[2]

The 2015 regional elections were won by Juuso Kambueshe of SWAPO with 6,121 votes. Christa Magrietha Hochobeb of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) came second with 2,237 votes, and Rossie Lucia Ramakhutua of the RDP came third with 774 votes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. ↑ Election results from Electoral Commission of Namibia
  3. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 2.

Coordinates: 22°40′38.57″S 14°31′40.35″E / 22.6773806°S 14.5278750°E / -22.6773806; 14.5278750


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