Otavi Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It had 11,620 inhabitants in 2004[1] and 9,608 registered voters in 2020.[2] The constituency consists of the town of Otavi and the surrounding rural area.

Otavi constituency (red) in the Otjozondjupa Region (yellow)

Politics edit

The 2015 regional election was won by Laina Mekundi of the SWAPO Party with 1,982 votes, followed by Fred Grundeling of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 325 votes and Bella Hunibes of the All People’s Party (APP) with 191 votes.[3] The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. George Garab received 1,567 votes; The independent candidate Johannes Johannes came second with 769 votes.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. pp. 20–21. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

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