Sesfontein 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
Kunene Region 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 ...
. Its district capital is the settlement of
Sesfontein
Sesfontein is a settlement in the Kunene Region of Namibia, situated from the regional capital Opuwo. It is the district capital of Sesfontein Constituency, its population is 7,358. Sesfontein derives its name from the six fountains which have th ...
. The constituency had a population of 7,358 in 2004. , it has 5,614 registered voters.
Sesfontein Constituency is bordered by
Khorixas Constituency to the south,
Kamanjab Constituency to the east,
Opuwo Rural to the north and
Okahao Constituency
Okahao Constituency is an Constituencies of Namibia, electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It had 26,035 inhabitants in 2004 and 12,390 registered voters . Its district capital is the settlement of Okahao.
Villages
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in
Omusati Region
Omusati ( ng, Mopane, after the dominant tree in the area) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Outapi. The towns of Okahao, Oshikuku and Ruacana as well as the self-governed village Tsandi are situated in this region. , Omus ...
to the northeast. Sesfontein is the only settlement in this constituency but this vast area contains a number of tourism facilities like the
Palmwag and
Warmquelle lodges.
Politics
Sesfontein Constituency voters traditionally supported electing opposition parties for the National Assembly and President.
Regional elections
The
2004 regional election was won by an opposition candidate, Hendrik Gaobaeb of the
United Democratic Front) (UDF). The
2015 regional election was won by Julius Koujova of the
SWAPO Party with 1,514 votes, Gaobaeb of the UDF came second with 1,063 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 ...
s Asser Ndjitezeua and Timotheus Hochobeb followed with 328 and 272 votes respectively. Amon Kapi of the
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) also ran and received 87 votes. In the
2020 regional election Gaobaeb (UDF) again became constituency councillor with 1,327 votes, closely followed by SWAPO's Koujova with 1,251 votes.
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Presidential elections
In the 2004 Namibian general election
General elections were held in Namibia on 15 and 16 November 2004 to elect the President and National Assembly. The National Assembly election resulted in a landslide win for SWAPO, which won 55 of the 78 seats with over 75% of the vote. SWAPO's c ...
, Sesfontein was one of the few constituencies in Namibia to vote for an opposition candidate for president in the latest presidential election, 2004. In that year, of the UDF received the most votes for president with 1,259 (46.01%) total votes, while Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born 18 August 1936) is a Namibian politician who served as the second president of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 21 March 2015. He won the 2004 presidential election overwhelmingly as the candidate of SWAPO, and was ...
(SWAPO), who won more than 76% of the national vote, received only 896 votes (32.78%) in the constituency. Nationally, Sesfontein represented approximately 4% of ǁGaroëb's vote despite only representing less than .0033% of the national vote for president.
In 2009
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, Sesfontein Constituency again supported the UDF (1142 or 38.36%), though to a lesser degree than in 2004. SWAPO improved their vote total and percentage to 1092 from 896 (32.78% to 36.68%).2009 Parliamentary Election Results
Namibia Election Watch, 2009
See also
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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
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References
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Constituencies of Kunene Region
States and territories established in 1992
1992 establishments in Namibia