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Moses ǁGaroëb Constituency

Coordinates: 22°34′S 17°5′E / 22.567°S 17.083°E / -22.567; 17.083
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Moses ǁGaroëb constituency (red) in the Khomas Region (yellow)

Moses ǁGaroëb Constituency is a constituency in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It had 45,564 people living there in 2011, and 25,642 people in 2001.[1] As of 2020 it had 41,550 registered voters.[2]

The constituency was created in 2003 with the name Western Hakahana when the regional government suggested that the constituency of Hakahana should be split.[3] In 2008 the constituency was named after the politician Moses ǁGaroëb. The eastern part of Hakahana is now called Tobias Hainyeko constituency, named after politician Tobias Hainyeko.[4]

Politics

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2015 regional election

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The SWAPO party of Namibia won by a landslide. SWAPO candidate Martin David with 5,330 votes, followed by Paulus Shikwamhanda of the Rally for Democracy and Progress with 286 votes.[5]

2020 regional election

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Aili Venonya of SWAPO won with 5,983 votes, followed by Tommy Efraim of the Independent Patriots for Change with 3,960 votes.[2]

References

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  1. "Khomas 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. Matundu-Tjiparuro, Mae (28 February 2011). "Khomas Region, a constitutional, political and geographical hybrid". Focus on: Khomas Region. supplement to New Era. p. 3.
  4. Maletzky, Christof (27 August 2008). "Constituency named after John Pandeni". The Namibian.
  5. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 9. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.


22°34′S 17°5′E / 22.567°S 17.083°E / -22.567; 17.083