Tsumkwe Constituency

Tsumkwe Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It has 8,823 inhabitants[1] and consists of the settlement of Tsumkwe and the surrounding rural area. Tsumkwe is referred to as a capital city of San (Bushmen) people.

Tsumkwe Constituency (yellow) in the Otjozondjupa Region (dark grey)

Location

Tsumkwe is situated about 60 km west of the Botswana border and 300 km east of Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region.[2]

Population

Tsumkwe is just a small town with about 500 inhabitants and it is administrative centre for the Tsumkwe district in which 9,000 people live, of which about 2,400 are San.[2]

Tourism activities

[3]Tsumkwe, situated in the northern Kalahari in the Nyae Nyae conservancy, is an ideal adventurous starting point to reach the Zambezi (Caprivi) Region via Khaudom National Park as well as Botswana via the Dobe border post to experience the famous Okavango-Delta. Visitors with a car can also easily reach the lodge via Grootfontein.

Election results

2004

In the 2004 presidential election, Tsumkwe helped vote Hifikepunye Pohamba of the SWAPO Party to power who received 2,372 of the 4,015 votes cast. However, Kuaima Riruako of the National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) received over 21% of the constituency vote, well above his 4.23% nationally. In the regional election Moses Coma of SWAPO won the by-election over NUDO, Congress of Democrats (CoD), and Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) candidates.[4]

Summary of the 15 and 16 November 2004 Namibian presidential election results in Tsumkwe Constituency
Candidates - Parties Votes %
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba - Swapo party 2,372 59.07
Kuaima Riruako - National Unity Democratic Organization 846 21.07
Katuutire Kaura - Democratic Turnhalle Alliance 484 12.05
Ben Ulenga - Congress of Democrats 184 4.58
Kosie Pretorius - Monitor Action Group 69 1.71
Justus ǁGaroëb - United Democratic Front 44 1.09
Henk Mudge - Republican Party 16 .03
Total (turnout 90.47%) 4015 100.0
Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia

2015

The 2015 regional election was won by Fransina Ghauzz (SWAPO) with 1,554 votes, followed by Ioma Gcao (NUDO) with 720 votes and Samuel R. Maharero (DTA) with 340 votes.[5]

References
  1. "Namibia Constituencies". www.statoids.com.
  2. "Tsumkwe - Capital of the San (Bushmen)". www.info-namibia.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. "The Tsumkwe Lodge". TUCSIN Tsumkwe Lodge. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. Tsumkwe Region Electoral Commission of Namibia
  5. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 21. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.


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