Kamanjab Constituency

Kamanjab
Constituency
Kamanjab constituency (red) in the Kunene Region
RegionKunene Region
Population6,012 (2004)
Major settlementsKamanjab
Area17,130 km2 (6,614 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1992

Kamanjab Constituency is an electoral constituency in Namibia. It is represented in the Regional Council of Kunene Region. The constituency office is situated in Kamanjab. The constituency covers an area of 17,130 km2 (6,614 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 6,012 in 2004.[2] As of 2020, it had 4,862 registered voters.[3] The district capital is the settlement of Kamanjab.

Politics

The Khorixas area is historically considered a political stronghold for the opposition, particuarly the United Democratic Front (UDF).[4] In the first regional election in 1992 Esegiel ǀUirab of SWAPO won narrowly with 1,108 votes and became councillor. Frederick Albertus Botha of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) came second with 995 votes.[5]

The 2004 regional election were won by Themistokles Dudu Murorua of the United Democratic Front (UDF) with 1,201 of the 2,321 votes cast.[6] He represented the constituency until 2015.[7] In the 2015 regional election the candidate of the SWAPO party, Angenesia Tjaritje, won narrowly with 1,164 votes, followed by Nico Somaeb of the UDF with 896 votes.[8] The UDF candidate Somaeb narrowly won the 2020 regional election with 1,116 votes. SWAPO's Nikodemus Amutenya came second with 919 votes.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Kamanjab Constituency". Government of Namibia. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  3. ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "SWAPO cruises to victory in Otjiwarongo, Grootfontein and Kamanjab, UDF retains Sesfontein". Informante. 18 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of result of general election for regional councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 545. Government of Namibia. 7 December 1992. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 6.
  7. ^ Kamanjab Constituency Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Namibia
  8. ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 11. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Publication of results and particulars in respect of general elections for Regional Councils: Electoral Act, 2014" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 7654. Government of Namibia. 8 October 2021. p. 11.

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