Oniipa Constituency is an
electoral constituency in the
Oshikoto Region of
Namibia. It had 23,913 inhabitants in 2004 and 14,236 registered voters .
The constituency office is situated in the settlement of
Oniipa. Further settlements in this constituency are
Oshigambo, and
Onanjokwe.
Omukwiyugwemanya is a notable fig tree at
Oshigambo High School.
Politics
Oniipa constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the
South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.
In the
2010 regional elections,
SWAPO
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 ...
's Johannes Sheepo Shiindi was elected as Oniipa's regional councilor with 95.5% of all votes cast in the constituency.
Election results, 2010
/ref> In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[
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See also
* Administrative divisions of Namibia
References
Constituencies of Oshikoto Region
States and territories established in 1992
1992 establishments in Namibia
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