Musese Constituency Explained

Musese is a constituency in the Kavango West region of Namibia. The administrative capital is the settlement of Rupara. the constituency had 6,494 registered voters.^[1]

In 2013 the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West.^[2] Musese was formed from the north-eastern part of the former Kahenge Constituency.^[3]

Politics

As in all Kavango West constituencies, SWAPO won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Sakeus Kudumo received 2,582 votes, followed by Raphael Kapumburu of the All People's Party (APP, 213 votes).^[4] The 2020 regional election was also won by the SWAPO candidate. Kosmas Katura gained 1,628 votes. Vilho Kangumbe of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) came distant second with 201 votes.^[1]

See also

• Administrative divisions of Namibia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Regional Council 2020 Election Results . . 18 January 2021 . Interactive map . 30 May 2021 . 12 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612210020/https://elections.na/ . dead .
2. 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 . Alt URL via allafrica.com
3. 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 . 37–38 . . 9 August 2013 . pdf . 30 May 2021 . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427123633/https://www.parliament.na/index.php/archive/category/39-2013?download=1979:5261&start=140 . dead .
4. 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.