Moses ǁGaroëb Constituency

This article is about the electoral constituency. For the politician, see Moses ǁGaroëb.
The Hakahana suburb in Windhoek

Moses ǁGaroëb Constituency is the name of an electoral constituency in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. As of 2010 it had 25 642 inhabitants.[1] It was created in 2003 under the name Western Hakahana at the recommendation of the Third Delimitation Commission which suggested that the constituency of Hakahana be split.[2] Since then, the suburb of Hakahana falls into two different constituencies. In 2008 the constituency was named after the politician Moses ǁGaroëb. The eastern part of Hakahana is now called Tobias Hainyeko constituency, after politician Tobias Hainyeko.[3]

Politics

In the 2015 regional election SWAPO won by a landslide. Its candidate Martin David was elected with 5,330 votes, while the only opposition candidate, Paulus Shikwamhanda of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) only received 286 votes.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kapitako, Alvine (12 November 2010). "ELECTIONS 2010: Khomas Region profile". New Era. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ Matundu-Tjiparuro, Mae (28 February 2011). "Khomas Region, a constitutional, political and geographical hybrid". Focus on: Khomas Region. supplement to New Era. p. 3.
  3. ↑ Maletzky, Christof (27 August 2008). "Constituency named after John Pandeni". The Namibian.
  4. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 9.

Coordinates: 22°34′S 17°5′E / 22.567°S 17.083°E / -22.567; 17.083


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