Judea Lyaboloma Constituency is an Electoral district in

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

. It is situated in the

Zambezi Region The Zambezi Region is one of the 14 regions of Namibia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the country. It is largely concurrent with the major Zambezi River where it gets its name from. The region has eight constituencies and its capi ...

. Its centre is

Sangwali Sangwali is a settlement in Namibia. It is situated in the Zambezi Region 129.3 kilometres out of the region’s capital, Katima Mulilo. It is the centre of Judea Lyaboloma Constituency and it is also the Royal Headquarters of the Yeyi people. ...

which is a settlement 129.3 kilometres out of

Katima Mulilo Katima Mulilo or simply Katima is the capital of the Zambezi Region in Namibia. It is located in the Caprivi Strip. It had 28,362 inhabitants in 2010, and comprises two electoral constituencies, Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban. I ...

. The constituency has a population of 5,511 people. In the 2020 Regional Council Elections, there were 3,339 registered voters. The constituency was created in August 2013 from the western part of

Linyanti Constituency Linyanti is a constituency in the Zambezi Region of Namibia. As of 2020, the constituency had 4,493 registered voters. The area includes a large marshland. In August 2013, Linyanti Constituency lost its western part, which became a constituency o ...

, following a recommendation of the ''Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia'', and in preparation of the 2014 general election. It is named after Judea Lyaboloma, a former

People's Liberation Army of Namibia The People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) was the military wing of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). It fought against the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) during the Sou ...

(PLAN) guerrilla and Medal of Bravery recipient.

Politics

The 2015 regional election was won by Beaven Bashole Munali of the

SWAPO Party The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...

with 1,078 votes, followed by Oscar Zambo Munanzi of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 120 votes. In the 2020 regional election an independent candidate won the constituency. Gwelu Humphrey Divai obtained 1,250 votes, ahead of Vincent Bafeze Sinalumbu, the SWAPO candidate, who got 722 votes.

References

Constituencies of Zambezi Region States and territories established in 2013 2013 establishments in Namibia {{Namibia-gov-stub

Politics

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