Okankolo Constituency
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Okankolo Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It had 12,926 inhabitants in 2004[1] and 8,487 registered voters in 2020[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[2] The district capital is the settlement of Okankolo. Settlements in this constituency include Onkumbula, Omeyantalala, Omakango, Omunduta, Omhuuda, and Omutwewomedi.[3]
Politics
Okankolo constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.
Regional elections
In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Joseph Imbili received 4,825 of the 4,850 votes cast.[4]
In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[5] The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Hans Nambondi received 2,961 votes, well ahead of Wilhelm Thomas of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 671 votes.[2]
National elections
In the 2009 general election, incumbent President and SWAPO candidate Hifikepunye Pohamba received 96% of the votes for President.[6]
See also
References
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