Karasburg West is an
electoral constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provid ...
in the
ǁKaras Region
The ǁKharas Region (pronounced , with a lateral click, former name Karas Region, without the click) is the southernmost, largest, and least densely populated of the 14 regions of Namibia; its capital is Keetmanshoop. The name assigned to the r ...
of
Namibia
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. the constituency had 6,609 registered voters.
Karasburg West was created in August 2013 from the western part of
Karasburg Constituency
Karasburg was an electoral constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. It had a population of 16,470 in 2011, up from 15,758 in 2001. The constituency covered an area of . The main towns were Karasburg and Grünau; other populated places incl ...
, following a recommendation of the ''Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia'', and in preparation of the
2014 general election. The administrative centre of Karasburg West is the village of
Noordoewer
Noordoewer is a settlement in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. Its name means 'North Bank' in Afrikaans, in reference to the north bank of the Orange River, on which it is located. The village lies opposite the South African town of Viool ...
.
Politics
In the
2015 regional elections, Paulus Amukoshi Ephraim of
SWAPO
The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO ; , SWAVO; , SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia (formerly South West Africa). Founded in 1960, it has been ...
won the constituency with 566 votes, defeating Charles Leon Peter of the
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly 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 Front ...
(DTA, 222 votes) and Elifas Tulonga Shipani of the
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP, 97 votes).
The
2020 regional election was also won by the SWAPO candidate. Taimi Namwenyo Kanyemba obtained 871 votes, ahead of Ephraim Tchetu Itha 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 election, Itula won the best result of a losing candidate in a ...
(IPC, an opposition party formed in August 2020) with 485 votes, Ivan Josob of the
Landless People's Movement
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(LPM, a new party registered in 2018) with 293 votes and
independent candidate
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Some politicians have polit ...
Arnold Luther Witbooi with 189 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 of Namibia, Na ...
References
Constituencies of ǁKaras Region
States and territories established in 2013
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