Ondangwa Urban is an
electoral constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
in the
Oshana Region
Oshana is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Oshakati. The towns of Oshakati, Ongwediva and Ondangwa, all situated with this region, form an urban cluster with the second largest population concentration in Namibia after the ...
of
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 was created in August 2013, following a recommendation of the ''Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia'', and in preparation of the
2014 general election. It had 23,233 inhabitants in 2016 and 17,967 registered voters .
The constituency office is situated in
Ondangwa
Ondangwa (earlier spelling ''Ondangua'') is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering the Oshikoto Region. Ondangwa was first established as a mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society (the FMS) in 1890. In 1914, it became ...
.
Politics
Ondangwa is traditionally a stronghold of the
South West Africa People's Organization
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 ...
(SWAPO) party. The following people, all SWAPO, have served as councillors of Ondangwa Urban (until 2013: Ondangwa) constituency:
# Prinse Shiimi (1992–1998)
# Ismael Uugwanga (1999–2010)
# Alfeus Abraham (2011–2013)
# Elia Irimari (2014–2020)
# Leonard Egonga (since 2020)
The
2015 regional elections were won by Elia Irimari (SWAPO) with 1,518 votes, far ahead of Vincent Asser of the
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic ...
(DTA) with 232 votes and Anna Nikanor of the
Rally for Democracy and Progress with 117 votes.
The SWAPO candicate als won the
2020 regional election, albeit by a much smaller margin. Leonard Negonga won with 2,921 votes over Olavi Negonga of the
Independent Patriots for Change
The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) is a political party in Namibia. It was founded by Panduleni Itula in August 2020. As an independent presidential candidate in the 2019 Namibian general election, November 2019 election, Itula won the b ...
(IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 2,434 votes.
Independent candidate
An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.
Some politicians have political views th ...
Angelina Immanuel came third with 525 votes.
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See also
* Administrative divisions of Namibia
Namibia is divided into 14 regions subdivided, which are further subdivided into 121 constituencies. The administrative divisions of Namibia are tabled by ''Delimitation Commissions'' and accepted or declined by the National Assembly.
History
Befo ...
References
Constituencies of Oshana Region
States and territories established in 2013
2013 establishments in Namibia
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