Eenhana Constituency Explained

Eenhana is an electoral constituency in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia, on the border to Angola. It had 24,193 inhabitants in 2004[1] and 15,912 registered voters .[2] The district centre is the town of Eenhana.

Politics

In all constituencies of former Owamboland, Namibia's ruling SWAPO Party has dominated elections since independence. In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Karlous Max Shinohamba received 4,475 of the 4,817 votes cast.[3]

In the 2015 regional election SWAPO won by a landslide. Its candidate Nehemiah Haufiku gathered 6,113 votes, while the only opposition candidate, Dawid Johannes of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), received 188 votes.[4] The 2020 regional election was also won by the SWAPO candidate. Olivia Tuyenikelao Hanghuwo received 6,021 votes, far ahead of Abed-Nego Hishoono of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, who obtained 926 votes.[2]

References

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.statoids.com/yna.html Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. Web site: Regional Council 2020 Election Results . . 18 January 2021 . Interactive map . 14 July 2021 . 12 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612210020/https://elections.na/ . dead .
  3. News: Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils . Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia . 3366 . 8 . . 3 January 2005 . pdf.
  4. Web site: Regional Council Election Results 2015 . . 3 December 2015 . 13 . 12 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208163948/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/223442/Regional+Counils+Election+Results_Duly+elected+candidates+2015.pdf/32493774-80b3-4be3-9ca1-1f6ce187673a?version=1.0 . 8 December 2015 . dead .