Mpungu Constituency Explained

Mpungu is a constituency in the Kavango West region of Namibia. It had a population of 20,787 in 2011, up from 18,660 in 2001,[1] and 9,121 registered voters in 2020,[2] up from 8,924 in 2004.[3]

The settlements of Mpungu and Mukekete are situated in this constituency.[4] Before August 2013 the town of Nkurenkuru belonged to Mpungu constituency, and the constituency was situated in the Kavango Region. Following a recommendation of the Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia, and in preparation of the 2014 general election, the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West. Nkurenkuru Constituency was created from the area of Mpungu.[5] Both constituencies belong to Kavango West.[6]

Politics

Mpungu constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate David Hamutenya received 5,960 of the 6,057 votes cast.[7]

As in all Kavango West constituencies, SWAPO won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Titus Kandjimi Shiudifonya received 4,354 votes, followed by Elia Hambjuka of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP, 163 votes) and Festus Shimuhefereni Hamukwaya of the All People's Party (APP, 78 votes).[8] Shiudifonya was re-elected in the 2020 regional election, gaining more than 97% of the votes.[2]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kavango 2011 Census Regional Profile . 10 April 2020 . Statistics Namibia. dmy .
  2. Web site: Regional Council 2020 Election Results . . 18 January 2021 . Interactive map . 30 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Mpungu Constituency. Namibia Electoral Commission. 2004. 2009-07-29.
  4. News: Mukekete San receive food parcels . Dlamini . Matthew . . 28 September 2020 . 6 .
  5. 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 . 36–37 . . 9 August 2013 . pdf.
  6. News: President divides Kavango into two . Nakale . Albertina . 9 August 2013 . . allafrica.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141022020857/http://www.newera.com.na/articles/53580/President-divides-Kavango-into-two . 22 October 2014 . 16 August 2013 .
  7. News: Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils . Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia . 3366 . 10 . . 3 January 2005 . pdf.
  8. Web site: Regional Council Election Results 2015 . . 3 December 2015 . 7 . 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 .

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