Gibeon Constituency

Gibeon constituency (red) in the Hardap Region (yellow)
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Gibeon Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Hardap Region of Namibia. The administrative centre of the constituency is the village of Gibeon (Khoekhoe: Khaxa-tsûs). It had a population of 12,122 in 2011, up from 11,541 in 2001.[1]

The constituency originally covered an area of 50,365 km2 (19,446 sq mi).[1] In August 2013, Gibeon Constituency lost the western part of its territory, which became a constituency of its own, namely Daweb Constituency.[2] As of 2020 the constituency had 3,951 registered voters.[3]

Politics

Gibeon Constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election, SWAPO candidate Karl Kisting received 1,769 of the 3,145 votes cast and became councillor.[4]

The 2015 regional elections were won by Jeremias van Neel of SWAPO with 1,255 votes. Niklaas Jacobus Dawson of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) came second with 206 votes, followed by Geoffrey Keramen of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 122 votes.[5] The 2020 regional election was narrowly won by Paul Isaak of the Landless People's Movement (LPM, a new party registered in 2018). He obtained 890 votes. The sitting councillor van Neel (SWAPO) came second with 769 votes.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density" (PDF). 2011 Population and Housing Census - Hardap Regional Profile. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992". Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 5261. Government of Namibia. 9 August 2013. p. 34f. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "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. 15.
  5. ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.


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