Okankolo Constituency 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
Oshikoto Region
Oshikoto is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, named after Lake Otjikoto. Its capital is Omuthiya. Further major settlements in the region are Tsumeb, Otjikoto's capital until 2008, and Oniipa. , Oshikoto had 112,170 registered voters.
Ge ...
of
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
. It had 12,926 inhabitants in 2004 and 8,487 registered voters .
The district capital is the settlement of
Okankolo. Settlements in this constituency include
Onkumbula,
Omeyantalala,
Omakango,
Omunduta,
Omhuuda, and
Omutwewomedi.
Politics
Okankolo constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the
South West Africa People's Organization
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 ...
(SWAPO) party.
Regional elections
In the
2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Joseph Imbili received 4,825 of the 4,850 votes cast.
In the
2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.
The SWAPO candidate also won the
2020 regional election. Hans Nambondi received 2,961 votes, well ahead of Wilhelm Thomas 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 671 votes.
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National elections
In the 2009 general election, incumbent President and 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 ...
candidate Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born 18 August 1935) is a Namibian politician who served as the second president of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 21 March 2015. He won the 2004 Namibian presidential election, 2004 presidential election overwhelming ...
received 96% of the votes for President.Okankolo
Swapoparty.org results
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 of Namibia, Na ...
References
Constituencies of Oshikoto Region
States and territories established in 1992
1992 establishments in Namibia
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