Arandis Constituency
{{Short description | Electoral constituency in the Erongo region of eastern central Namibia}}
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Arandis is a constituency in the Erongo Region of central-eastern Namibia. It had a population of 10,093 in 2011, an increase from 7,590 in 2001.{{cite web | title=Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density | url=https://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dptss1rt6erfri0a1k3q1mrhm.pdf | work=2011 Population and Housing Census - Erongo Regional Profile | publisher=Namibia Statistics Agency | access-date=4 November 2024 | page=4}} {{As of|2020}}, the constituency had 8,888 registered voters.{{Cite web | title=Regional Council 2020 Election Results | publisher=Electoral Commission of Namibia | date=18 January 2021 | series=Interactive map | url=http://elections.na/ | accessdate=15 March 2021 | archive-date=12 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612210020/https://elections.na/ | url-status=dead }}
Arandis Constituency covers {{Convert|13,519.7|sqkm|abbr=on}} of land. It includes the towns of Arandis and Henties Bay, as well as the smaller settlements at Cape Cross and Wlotzkasbaken.{{Cite web | title=Constituencies | publisher=Erongo Regional Council | url=http://www.erc.com.na/maps/constituencies | accessdate=13 January 2024}} Asser Kuveri Kapere, chairman of the National Council of Namibia from 2004 to 2015, has represented the constituency from its establishment in 1992 until 2015.
Politics
Arandis is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. SWAPO politician Asser Kuveri Kapere has represented the constituency from its establishment in 1992 until 2015. In the 2004 regional election he received 1,473 of the 2,298 votes cast and became councillor.{{Cite news | title=Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils | newspaper=Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia | issue=3366 | page=12 | publisher=Government of Namibia | date=3 January 2005 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2005/3366.pdf | format=pdf}} He was subsequently elected to the National Council of Namibia in December 2004 and became its chairman.[http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=80 Asser Kapere] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611173723/http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=80 |date=11 June 2011}} Namibia Institute for Democracy In the 2010 regional elections, Kapere won the constituency with 1,486 votes. His only challenger was Elijah ǀGawaseb of the United Democratic Front (UDF), who received 1,183 votes.[http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Constituency_-_Erongo-Arandis.pdf Election results from Electoral Commission of Namibia] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175855/http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Constituency_-_Erongo-Arandis.pdf |date=17 July 2011 }} The 2015 regional elections were also won by SWAPO. Benitha Imbamba won with 1,518 votes. ǀGawaseb of UDF came second with 1,071 votes while the independent Andreas Prins received 212 votes.{{Cite news | title=Regional elections 2015 | newspaper=The Namibian | publisher=Regional Elections supplement | date=1 December 2015 | page=D2}}{{Cite web | title=Regional Council Election Results 2015 | publisher=Electoral Commission of Namibia | date=3 December 2015 | page=2 | url=http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/223442/Regional+Counils+Election+Results_Duly+elected+candidates+2015.pdf/32493774-80b3-4be3-9ca1-1f6ce187673a?version=1.0 | access-date=19 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208163948/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/223442/Regional+Counils+Election+Results_Duly+elected+candidates+2015.pdf/32493774-80b3-4be3-9ca1-1f6ce187673a?version=1.0 | archive-date=8 December 2015 | url-status=dead }}
Imbamba was reelected in the 2020 regional election after receiving 1,213 votes. The other votes were widely distributed over several opposition candidates. Emmanuel Pamwenase Hangula of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC, an opposition party formed in August 2020) received 825 votes, Daniel Tsaneb of the UDF received 667, Gustav Dlamini of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) received 595, and Christa Hochobes of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) received 571 votes.
References
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