Uuvudhiya Constituency

Uuvudhiya constituency (red) in the Oshana Region (yellow)

Uuvudhiya Constituency is the biggest constituency in the Oshana Region of Namibia. It has 4,357 people living there,[1] its capital is the settlement of Uuvudhiya. The constituency had 2,869 registered voters in 2004.[2] Lake Oponona, the largest lake in the Cuvelai Basin, is located in Uuvudhiya Constituency and is a local attraction. [3]

Politics

Uuvudhiya constituency is dominated by the South West Africa People's Organization party since the South African Border War.

In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO candidate Seblon Paulus won the constituency with 1,621 votes, followed by Gabriel Jeremia of the Rally for Democracy and Progress who received 19 votes.[4] In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[5] For the 2020 regional election no opposition candidate participated,[6] and Timoteus Shoopa a Shivute, the SWAPO candidate won and was elected.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. ↑ Uuvudhiya Constituency[permanent dead link]. Namibia Electoral Commission. 2004. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
  3. ↑ Shaanika, Helvy (30 August 2013). "Stricken cattle threaten lake". New Era. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Results from the Electoral Commission of Namibia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  5. ↑ Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Nakale, Albertina (21 October 2020). "Uncontested constituencies reduced to 4 from 26". New Era. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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