Otamanzi Constituency
Otamanzi Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It had 13,495 inhabitants in 2004[1] and 7,427 registered voters in 2020.[2] Its district capital is the settlement of , it further contains the settlements of , , , , , , , , , and , Okeendapa[3]
Politics[]
Otamanzi constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2015 local and regional elections SWAPO candidate Johannes Iiyambo won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[4] Councillor Iiyambo (SWAPO) was reelected in the 2020 regional election. He obtained 3,325 votes, far ahead of Petrus Amunimwe of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC, an opposition party formed in August 2020), who obtained 332 votes.[2]
References[]
- ^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
- ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009". Supplement to several Namibian newspapers. Electoral Commission of Namibia. November 2009.
- ^ "Opposition parties are mosquitoes, says Kawana". The Namibian. 26 October 2015.
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Coordinates: 17°59′S 15°15′E / 17.983°S 15.250°E
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