Ondobe Constituency

Ondobe is a constituency in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia. It has 32,726 inhabitants,[1] the district centre is the settlement of Ondobe.

Ondobe Constituency contains the village of Okanghudi, the birthplace of Hifikepunye Pohamba, the second President of Namibia.[2]

Politics

As is common in all constituencies of former Owamboland, Namibia's ruling SWAPO Party won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Its candidate Natangwe Pohamba gathered 6,498 votes, while the only opposition candidate, Levi Shifoleni of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), received 225 votes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. ↑ "Pohamba at 72 full of vigour to steer the ship". Namibia Economist. 17 August 2007.
  3. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 14.

Coordinates: 17°31′S 16°3′E / 17.517°S 16.050°E / -17.517; 16.050


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