Ondangwa Rural
Ondangwa Rural is an electoral constituency in the Oshana Region of Namibia. It had 13,613 people living there in 2016[1] and 7,682 registered voters in 2020[update].[2] The administrative capital of the constituency is Eheke.[3]
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In 2013, Ondangwa Rural was created by splitting the former constituency of Ondangwa into a rural and an urban part in August 2013.[4]
Politics
changeOndangwa is dominated by government party South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). These people have served as councillors of Ondangwa Rural constituency:[5]
- Prinse Shiimi (1992–1998)
- Ismael Uugwanga (1999–2010)
- Âlfeus Abraham (since 2011)
In the 2015 local and regional elections councillor Âlfeus Abraham after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[6] Abraham was again reelected in the 2020 regional election after winning with 2,170 votes, followed by Armas Ntinda of the Independent Patriots for Change with 944 votes.[2]
References
change- ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2016
- ↑ 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 7 November 2021.
- ↑ "Eheke". Oshana Regional Council. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Ondangwa Rural". Oshana Regional Council. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.