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Otavi Constituency 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
Otjozondjupa Region
Otjozondjupa is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Otjiwarongo. The region further contains the municipalities of Okahandja and Grootfontein and the towns Okakarara and Otavi. , Otjozondjupa had 97,945 registered voters.
Ge ...
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 had 11,620 inhabitants in 2004 and 9,608 registered voters .
The constituency consists of the town of
Otavi and the surrounding rural area.
Politics
The
2015 regional election was won by Laina Mekundi 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 1,982 votes, followed by Fred Grundeling 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 325 votes and Bella Hunibes of the
All People’s Party (APP) with 191 votes.
The SWAPO candidate also won the
2020 regional election. George Garab received 1,567 votes; The
independent candidate Johannes Johannes came second with 769 votes.
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References
Constituencies of Otjozondjupa Region
States and territories established in 1992
1992 establishments in Namibia
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