Oshikuku Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It had 8,089 inhabitants in 2004[1] and 9,701 registered voters in 2020[update].[2] Its district capital is the village of Oshikuku.
Politics
Oshikuku is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The 2004 regional election was won by SWAPO politician Petrus Endjambi. He received 2,947 of the 2,982 votes cast.[3]
In the 2015 local and regional elections SWAPO candidate Modestus Amutse won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[4] The SWAPO candidate won the 2020 regional election by a large margin. Matheus Gabriel obtained 3,815 votes, followed by Kassian Kanyemba of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 607 votes.[2]
References
- ^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
- ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "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. 6.
- ^ "Opposition parties are mosquitoes, says Kawana". The Namibian. 26 October 2015.
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