Eengodi Constituency

Eengodi Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It has 14,995 inhabitants.[1]

Politics

Eengodi constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.

In the 2009 general election, the Eengodi Constituency overwhelmingly supported SWAPO and incumbent President Hifikepunye Pohamba. Pohamba received 4,039 of 4,262 total votes in the Constituency.[2] In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[3]

References

  1. Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. Eengodi Constituency Electoral Commission of Namibia
  3. Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.

Coordinates: 18°13′12″S 17°15′31″E / 18.22000°S 17.25861°E / -18.22000; 17.25861


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