Outapi Constituency
Outapi Constituency (until 1998 Uutapi Constituency) is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia on the border of Angola. It had 23,516 registered voters in 2020. Its district capital is the town of Outapi. Outapi Constituency covers an area of 986 km2 (381 sq mi). It had a population of 36,934 in 2011, up from 13,121 in 2001.
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Outapi Constituency (until 1998 Uutapi Constituency)[1] is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia on the border of Angola. It had 23,516 registered voters in 2020[update].[2] Its district capital is the town of Outapi. Outapi Constituency covers an area of 986 km2 (381 sq mi). It had a population of 36,934 in 2011, up from 13,121 in 2001.[3]
Politics
[edit]Outapi constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The 2004 regional election was won by SWAPO politician Tataati Simon Shilekah. He received 9,802 of the 9,861 votes cast.[4]
In the 2015 local and regional elections SWAPO candidate Fillemon Shikwambi won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[5] The SWAPO candidate won the 2020 regional election by a large margin. Immanuel Shikongo obtained 8,682 votes, followed by Frans Taapopi of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 1,094 votes.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 1940. Government of Namibia. 31 August 1998. p. 9.
- ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density" (PDF). Omusati 2011 Census Regional Profile. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 4. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Opposition parties are mosquitoes, says Kawana". The Namibian. 26 October 2015.
- ^ "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. 17.
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