Onesi Constituency

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Onesi Constituency (red) in the Omusati Region

Onesi Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia on the border to Angola. It had 9,941 registered voters in 2020.[1] Its district capital is the settlement of Onesi.

Onesi Constituency covers an area of 602 km2 (232 sq mi). It had a population of 13,149 in 2011, up from 12,995 in 2001.[2]

Politics

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Onesi constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The 2004 regional election was won by SWAPO politician Fillemon Jatileni. He received 4,501 of the 4,573 votes cast.[3]

In the 2015 local and regional elections SWAPO candidate Titus Kanyele won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[4] The SWAPO candidate won the 2020 regional election by a large margin. Festus Petrus obtained 4,223 votes, followed by Johannes Amunyela of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 322 votes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density" (PDF). Omusati 2011 Census Regional Profile. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 4. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  3. ^ "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. 6.
  4. ^ "Opposition parties are mosquitoes, says Kawana". The Namibian. 26 October 2015.

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