Swakopmund constituency is a constituency in the

Erongo Region Erongo is one of the 14 regions of Namibia. The capital is Swakopmund. It is named after Mount Erongo, a well-known landmark in Namibia and in this area. Erongo contains the municipalities of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Omaruru, as ...

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 ...

. The constituency had a population of 44,725 in 2011, up from 26,310 in 2001. It covers of land. Its district capital is the city of

Swakopmund Swakopmund ("Mouth of the Swakop River, Swakop") is a city on the coast of western Namibia, west of the Namibian capital Windhoek via the B2 road (Namibia), B2 main road. It is the capital of the Erongo Region, Erongo administrative district. It ...

. the constituency had 35,668 registered voters.

Politics

Swakopmund 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. In the 2004 regional election, SWAPO candidate Samuel Nuuyoma received 5,832 of the 9,176 votes cast and became councillor. In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO's Germina Shitaleni won the constituency with 5,132 votes. Her only challenger was Esegiel Guiseb of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), who received 2,540 votes. The 2015 regional elections were also won by the SWAPO candidate. Juuso Kambueshe obtained 6,121 votes. Christa Magrietha Hochobeb 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) came second with 2,237 votes, and Rossie Lucia Ramakhutua of the RDP came third with 774 votes. The 2020 regional election was won by Ciske Howard-Smith 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). She obtained 5,688 votes. The SWAPO candidate, Phillipus Munenguni, came second with 3,260 votes. Howard-Smith subsequently was elected chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council. After Howard-Smith was expelled from the IPC in May 2022, a by-election was held in August. The IPC candidate again won. Ndaninga Kativa obtained 3,625 votes, followed by SWAPO's Salomon Ndara Nehemiah with 3,122 votes and Hilaria Tangeni Musheko of the

Landless People's Movement The Landless People's Movement is an independent social movement in South Africa. It consisted of rural people and people living in shack settlements in cities. The Landless People's Movement boycotted parliamentary elections and had a history ...

(LPM) with 1,362 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swakopmund Constituency Constituencies of Erongo Region Swakopmund States and territories established in 1992 1992 establishments in Namibia