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Okatana Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshana Region of Namibia. It had 9,111 registered voters in 2020[update].[1] Its district capital is the settlement of Okatana. Okatana Constituency covers an area of 426 km2 (164 sq mi). It had a population of 14,801 in 2011, down from 15,352 in 2001.[2]
Politics
[edit]Oktana constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election its candidate Clemens Kashuupulwa received 5,731 of the 5,858 votes cast.[3]
In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate 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. Edmund Iishuwa obtained 3,477 votes, followed by George Uusiku of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 715 votes.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ↑ "Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density" (PDF). Oshana 2011 Census Regional Profile. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 4. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "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. 7.
- ↑ Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015.
- ↑ "Publication of results and particulars in respect of general elections for Regional Councils: Electoral Act, 2014" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 7654. Government of Namibia. 8 October 2021. p. 18.
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