Ondangwa Urban

electoral constituency in the Oshana region of northern Namibia

Ondangwa Urban is a constituency in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia. 23,233 people lived there in 2016[1] and 17,967 registered voters in 2020.[2] The constituency office is in Ondangwa.[3]

Ondangwa Urban constituency (red) in the Oshana Region (yellow)

Politics

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Ondangwa is dominated by the South West Africa People's Organization party. These people havebeen councillors of Ondangwa Urban constituency:[4]

  1. Prinse Shiimi (1992–1998)
  2. Ismael Uugwanga (1999–2010)
  3. Alfeus Abraham (2011–2013)
  4. Elia Irimari (2014–2020)
  5. Leonard Egonga (since 2020)

The 2015 regional elections was won by Elia Irimari of SWAPO with 1,518 votes, ahead of Vincent Asser of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance with 232 votes and Anna Nikanor of the Rally for Democracy and Progress with 117 votes.[5][6] The SWAPO candicate also won the 2020 regional election. Leonard Negonga won with 2,921 votes over Olavi Negonga of the Independent Patriots for Change with 2,434 votes. Independent candidate Angelina Immanuel came third with 525 votes.[2]

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References

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  1. Constituencies of Namibia, 2016
  2. 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.
  3. Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. "Ondangwa Rural". Oshana Regional Council. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. "Regional elections 2015". The Namibian. Regional Elections supplement. 1 December 2015. p. D2.
  6. "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.