Okankolo Constituency
Okankolo Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It has 12,926 inhabitants,[1] the district capital is the settlement of Okankolo.
Politics
Okankolo constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.
In the 2009 general election, incumbent President and SWAPO candidate Hifikepunye Pohamba received 96% of the votes for President.[2] In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
- ↑ Okankolo Swapoparty.org results
- ↑ Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.
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Coordinates: 17°58′S 16°25′E / 17.967°S 16.417°E
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