Ncuncuni (until 2013: Rundu Rural West) is a constituency in the Kavango West region of Namibia. It is located west of Rundu, one of Namibia's largest cities. It had a population of 38,281 in 2011, up from 26,623 in 2001.[1] As of 2020[update] the constituency had 4,554 registered voters.[2]
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Establishment
editDue to the rapid growth of Rundu, constituencies in the vicinity have undergone many changes. In 2003 this constituency was established in the Kavango Region as Rundu Rural West through a split of the Rundu Rural constituency.[3]
In 2013 the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West.[4] The constituency was renamed Ncuncuni; It belongs to Kavango West. Its former sister constituency Rundu Rural East belongs to Kavango East and was also renamed. It got its original name back and is now again Rundu Rural.[5]
Politics
editNcuncuni constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Herbert Shixwameni received 5,134 of the 5,784 votes cast.[6] He resigned in 2008 when he left SWAPO to form the All People's Party (APP) with his younger brother, Ignatius. In the resulting by-election in 2008, Rosa Kavara, also of SWAPO, became constituency councillor. Kavara was re-elected in the 2010 regional election, winning over Herbert Shixwameni (now APP) and Moses Nyundu of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP).[7] Kavara was subsequently elected to represent the Kavango Region in the National Council of Namibia as one of 7 women on the 24 person body.[8]
As in all Kavango West constituencies, SWAPO won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Incumbent Rosa Kavara received 1,159 votes, followed by Valerianus Ndango Haupindi (APP, 380 votes).[9] Councillor Kavara died in January 2008.[10] A by-election was held that was won by Ritha Sindjanga (SWAPO, 1097 votes), Paulus Mangundu of the APP came second with 355 votes. The 2020 regional election likewise went to SWAPO. Its candidate Leopoldine Nseu received 864 votes, far ahead of Protasius Shihwameni of the APP with 262 votes.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kavango 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 2942. Government of Namibia. 28 March 2003. pp. 14–15.
- ^ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "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. pp. 23, 39. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 10.
- ^ ELECTIONS 2010: ‘APP will serve the people’ New Era, 16 November 2010 Archived 16 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Week in Review Windhoek Observer
- ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 7. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Rosa Kavara dies at 59". the Villager. 2 January 2018.