Elim Constituency

{{short description|Electoral constituency in the Omusati region of northern Namibia}}

File:Wahlkreis Elim (2014).svg

Elim Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It had 7,883 registered voters {{As of|2020|alt=in 2020}}.{{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=23 October 2021 | archive-date=12 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612210020/https://elections.na/ | url-status=dead }} Its district capital is the settlement of Elim.

Elim Constituency covers an area of {{Convert|444|sqkm|abbr=on}}. It had a population of 11,406 in 2011, up from 10,850 in 2001.{{cite web | title=Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density | url=https://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dptss1qjep16pd1d0utqf1uq84.pdf | work=Omusati 2011 Census Regional Profile | publisher=Namibia Statistics Agency | access-date=29 January 2025 | page=4}} It borders to the north and west to the constituencies Okalongo and Oshikuku and in the east to the Oshana Region. There are a number of villages in the constituency, some being: Onashiku, Iiyale, Iino, Olupumbu, Iiyanguti, Olupembana, Ondangwa, Onegali, Onamega.

The constituency contains the homestead of Iipumpu Ya Tshilongo, king of the Uukwambi from 1907 to 1932. The homestead in Onashiku was proclaimed a national monument in 2014,{{Cite news

|title=Three new heritage sites proclaimed

|last=Tjihenuna

|first=Theresia

|newspaper=The Namibian

|date=2 September 2014

|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=17161

|access-date=12 September 2014

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912114531/http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=17161

|archive-date=12 September 2014

|url-status=dead

}} and de-proclaimed a few months later.[https://www.nhc-nam.org/nahris/node/1390 275/2014 – Deproclaimed, NHC, 15 August 2014.]

Politics

Elim constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The 2004 regional election was won by SWAPO politician Gerhard Shiimi. He received 4,124 of the 4,266 votes cast.{{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=6 | publisher=Government of Namibia | date=3 January 2005 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2005/3366.pdf | format=pdf}}

In the 2015 local and regional elections SWAPO candidate Shiimi won uncontested and remained councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.{{Cite news | title=Opposition parties are mosquitoes, says Kawana | newspaper=The Namibian | date=26 October 2015 | url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=read&id=33243}} Councillor Shiimi (SWAPO) was reelected in the 2020 regional election. He obtained 2,775 votes, far ahead of Kilian Amupolo, an independent candidate with 511 votes.

=2024 general election=

==Presidential==

{{Election results

|party1=SWAPO

|cand1=Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

|votes1=5000

|cand2=Panduleni Itula

|party2=IPC

|votes2=1162

|cand3=Jan Mukwiilongo

|party3=NEFF

|votes3=140

|cand4=Job Amupanda

|party4=AR

|votes4=104

|cand5=McHenry Venaani

|party5=PDM

|votes5=25

|cand6=Erastus Shuumbwa

|party6=ADM

|votes6=13

|cand7=Festus Thomas

|party7=BCP

|votes7=12

|cand8=Mike Kavekotora

|party8=RDP

|votes8=4

|cand9=Vaino Amuthenu

|party9=CoD

|votes9=3

|cand10=Hendrik Gaobaeb

|party10=UDF

|votes10=2

|cand11=Evilastus Kaaronda

|party11=SWANU

|votes11=2

|cand12=Bernadus Swartbooi

|party12=LPM

|votes12=2

|invalid=72

|electorate=6450

|source=[https://elections.na ECN]

}}

==National Assembly==

{{Election results

|party1=SWAPO

|votes1=4796

|party2=IPC

|votes2=888

|party3=NEFF

|votes3=365

|party4=AR

|votes4=354

|party5=PDM

|votes5=43

|party6=NEFC

|colour6=#04a1f7

|votes6=28

|party7=BCP

|votes7=18

|party8=SWANU

|votes8=11

|party9=UDF

|votes9=9

|party10=NPF

|votes10=5

|party11=UNP

|votes11=4

|party12=LPM

|votes12=3

|party13=NUDO

|votes13=2

|party14=RDP

|votes14=2

|party15=APP

|votes15=1

|party16=CDV

|votes16=1

|party17=CoD

|votes17=1

|party18=NDP

|votes18=1

|invalid=81

|electorate=6450

|source=[https://elections.na ECN]

}}

References

Category:Constituencies of Omusati Region

Category:States and territories established in 1992

Category:1992 establishments in Namibia

Category:Constituencies of Namibia