Tsumkwe Constituency
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Tsumkwe Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It had 8,823 people living there in 2004[1] and 7,075 registered voters in 2020[update].[2] About 2,400 San people live in this constituency.[3]
Tsumkwe is the a capital city of San people. It is a small town with about 500 people, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the Botswana border and 300 kilometres (190 mi) east of Grootfontein.
Regional elections
[change | change source]In the 2004 regional election Moses Coma of SWAPO Party won the by-election over National Unity Democratic Organization, Congress of Democrats, and Democratic Turnhalle Alliance candidates.[4]
The 2015 regional election was won by SWAPO's Fransina Ghauzz with 1,554 votes, followed by Ioma Gcao with 720 votes and Samuel R. Maharero with 340 votes.[5] The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Johannes Hausiku received 1,249 votes, Samson Ngombe came second with 981 votes.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
- ↑ 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 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "Tsumkwe - Capital of the San (Bushmen)". www.info-namibia.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ Tsumkwe Region Archived 2009-03-23 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Namibia
- ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 21. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.