Uuvudhiya Constituency

Uuvudhiya Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshana Region of Namibia. The constituency office is situated in Engombe.[1] Uuvudhiya Constituency had a population of 4,114 in 2011, down from 4,378 in 2001.[2]

Geography

The constituency is by far the largest in Oshana region. It covers an area of 5,825 km2 (2,249 sq mi)[2] and is part of the Cuvelai Basin, including Lake Oponona, its largest lake. The area is dominated by flood plains which become swamps during the raining season.[3][4]

Economy and infrastructure

The district road D3607 is the access road to Uuvudhiya constituency. There are no other proclaimed roads in the constituency; Transport is done on tracks that frequently become impassable during the raining season.[3]

Politics

Uuvudhiya constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Seblon Paulus received 2,099 of the 2,130 votes cast.[5] Councillor Paulus was reelected in the 2010 regional elections with 1,621 votes. His only challenger was Gabriel Jeremia of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) who received 19 votes.[6]

In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[7] For the 2020 regional election again no opposition candidate was fielded,[8] and Timoteus Shoopa a Shivute, the SWAPO candidate, was duly elected.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Uuvudhiya Constituency". Oshana Regional Council. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density" (PDF). Oshana 2011 Census Regional Profile. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 4. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b Iikela, Sakeus (17 November 2022). "Flood-prone Uuvudhiya, Ompundja beg for roads". The Namibian. p. 5.
  4. ^ Shaanika, Helvy (30 August 2013). "Stricken cattle threaten lake". New Era.
  5. ^ "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. 7.
  6. ^ Results from the Electoral Commission of Namibia
  7. ^ Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015.
  8. ^ Nakale, Albertina (21 October 2020). "Uncontested constituencies reduced to 4 from 26". New Era. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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