Kabbe South Explained

Kabbe South
Region:Zambezi Region
Population:142,373
Towns:Nakabolelwa
Area:1,258 km²

Kabbe South is a constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region. The administrative centre of the constituency is the settlement of Nakabolelwa, situated 79 kilometres south-east of the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. It has a population of 142,373 and covers an area of 1,258 km², resulting in a population density of approximately 9.021/km².

Politics

Kabbe South Constituency was created in August 2013 from the eastern part of the former Kabbe Constituency,[1] following a recommendation of the Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia, in preparation for the 2014 general election.[2]

The 2015 regional election was won by Musialela John Likando (SWAPO) with 1,189 votes, followed by Bernard Kamwi Shamwazi (DTA) with 46 votes.[3]

As of 2020, the constituency had 3,751 registered voters.[4] Musialela John Likando (SWAPO) was re-elected in the 2020 regional election, again winning over 90% of the public vote, making him Councillor of Kabbe South Constituency.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992 . Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia . 5261 . 26 . . 9 August 2013 . pdf.
  2. News: Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992 . Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia . 5261 . 26 . . 9 August 2013 . pdf.
  3. Web site: Regional Council Election Results 2015 . . 3 December 2015 . 22 . 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 . dead . 8 December 2015 .
  4. Web site: Regional Council 2020 Election Results . . 18 January 2021 . Interactive map . 9 March 2021.