Karibib Constituency
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Karibib constituency is a constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia. It had a population of 13,320 in 2011, an increase from 12,084 in 2001. Karibib constituency covers 14,535.8 km2 (5,612.3 sq mi) of land.[1] The district capital is the town of Karibib. Smaller settlements that belong to Karibib constituency are Otjimbingwe, Usakos, and Wilhelmstal.[2] As of 2020[update] the constituency had 9,617 registered voters.[3]
Politics
[edit]In the 2004 regional election, South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) candidate Ussiel Paulus Xoagub received 1,874 of the 4,072 votes cast and became councillor.[4] In the 2010 regional elections, councillor Xoagub (SWAPO) was re-elected. He received 1,498 votes, defeating Zedekias Tsamaseb of the United Democratic Front (UDF, 1,313 votes) and Manfriedt Weskop of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP, 458 votes).[5]
The 2015 regional elections were won by Melania Ndjago of SWAPO with 1,902 votes. Tsamaseb of UDF came second with 1,212 votes while Christiaan Nguherimo of the RDP received 217 votes.[6][7] Ndjago was narrowly reelected in the 2020 regional election, winning the constituency with 1,296 votes. UDF was again runner-up, its candidate Ernestus Axakhoeb received 1,172 votes. In third place was Rudolf Kahingunga from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC, an opposition party formed in August 2020). He obtained 529 votes.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density" (PDF). 2011 Population and Housing Census - Erongo Regional Profile. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Constituencies". Erongo Regional Council. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "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. 12.
- ^ "Election results from Electoral Commission of Namibia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ "Regional elections 2015". The Namibian. Regional Elections supplement. 1 December 2015. p. D2.
- ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
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