Ndonga Linena (red) constituency in the Kavango East region (yellow) of Namibia

Ndonga Linena Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Kavango East Region of Namibia. It was created in August 2013, following a recommendation of the Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia, and in preparation of the 2014 general election. The administrative centre of Ndonga Linena Constituency is the settlement of Ndonga Linena.[1] Ndonga Linena was formed from the western part of the Ndiyona Constituency.[2] As of 2020 the constituency had 6,597 registered voters.[3]

Politics

The 2015 regional elections were won by Petrus Muyenga Kavhura of SWAPO. He received 2,623 votes. Nelson Joseph Murora of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) came second with 225 votes.[4] The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Michael Shiwana Kampota obtained 1,073 votes, narrowly ahead of Balthazar Daniel Djami of the All People's Party (APP), who obtained 1,061 votes.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. allafrica.com.
  2. ↑ "Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 5261. Government of Namibia. 9 August 2013. p. 22.
  3. 1 2 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 6. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.


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