Engela Constituency

Engela constituency (red) in the Ohangwena Region (yellow) of Namibia

Engela is an electoral constituency in the Ohangwena Region of northern Namibia. It had 21,341 inhabitants in 2004^[1] and 13,743 registered voters in 2020.^[2] It is named after the settlement of Engela, today part of the town Helao Nafidi. Engela is home to one of the biggest hospitals in Namibia, Engela State Hospital.

Politics[]

As is common in all constituencies of former Ovamboland, Namibia's ruling SWAPO Party has dominated elections since independence.

In the 2015 regional election SWAPO won by a landslide. Its candidate Jason Ndakunda gathered 5,372 votes, while the only opposition candidate, Laban Kanyiki of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), received 574 votes.^[3] The 2020 regional election was also won by the SWAPO candidate. Elkan Hainghumbi received 4,431 votes, far ahead of Ngenokesho Nandeukeni of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, who obtained 867 votes.^[2]

References[]

^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 13. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

Coordinates: 17°26′S 15°52′E / 17.433°S 15.867°E / -17.433; 15.867

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[1] Constituencies of Namibia, 2004

[election2020-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[3] "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 13. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

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