Aminuis Constituency is an
electoral constituency in the
Omaheke Region of
Namibia . It had 12,343 inhabitants in 2004 and 7,847 registered voters in 2020. The district capital is the settlement of
Aminuis . The constituency forms part of the border between Namibia and
Botswana .
Villages and settlements in the Aminuis constituency include:
The constituency also is the home of the traditional seat of the Ovaherero Paramount Chief , at the village of Toasis , situated south of Aminuis. In the Herero and Namaqua War of 1904–1907 the village was the location of the Battle of Toasis on 17 December 1905. Later Chief Hosea Kutako had his homestead there, and currently a community heroes' acre for Ovaherero and Ovambanderu is planned.
Politics
Aminuis is traditionally a stronghold of National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO). In the 2004 regional elections , its candidate Erwin Gebhard Uanguta with 2,480 of the 3,944 votes cast.
The 2015 regional election was won by its candidate Peter Kazongominja with 2,413 votes, followed by Utiriua Kavari of the SWAPO Party with 1,785 votes. Councillor Kazongominja (NUDO) was reelected in the 2020 regional election with 1,921 votes, followed by Ishmael Mungunda (SWAPO) with 1,482 votes and independent candidate Isando Kavari with 600 votes.
1998 regional election
Candidate Party Votes % Mburuma Kerina DTA 1,708 76.49 Borry Katjiuanjo SWAPO 525 23.51 Total 2,233 100.00 Valid votes 2,233 98.15 Invalid/blank votes 42 1.85 Total votes 2,275 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 5,355 42.48
1999 general election
National Assembly
Party Votes % DTA 1,920 66.57 SWAPO 555 19.24 CoD 234 8.11 MAG 59 2.05 UDF 36 1.25 SWANU 34 1.18 DPN 28 0.97 FCN 18 0.62 Total 2,884 100.00 Valid votes 2,884 98.83 Invalid/blank votes 34 1.17 Total votes 2,918 100.00
2004 general election
National Assembly
Party Votes % NUDO 2,734 54.46 SWAPO 1,246 24.82 NDMC 289 5.76 DTA 272 5.42 SWANU 122 2.43 RP 119 2.37 CoD 101 2.01 MAG 85 1.69 UNF 52 1.04 Total 5,020 100.00 Valid votes 5,020 99.15 Invalid/blank votes 43 0.85 Total votes 5,063 100.00 Source:
2004 regional election
2009 general election
National Assembly
Party Votes % NUDO 2,234 47.91 SWAPO 1,163 24.94 RDP 393 8.43 SWANU 189 4.05 UDF 158 3.39 DTA 145 3.11 NDMC 118 2.53 RP 112 2.40 MAG 80 1.72 CoD 29 0.62 NDP 16 0.34 DPN 10 0.21 APP 9 0.19 WRP 7 0.15 Total 4,663 100.00 Valid votes 4,663 98.98 Invalid/blank votes 48 1.02 Total votes 4,711 100.00 Source:
2010 regional election
Candidate Party Votes % Erwin Uanguta NUDO 1,796 47.70 Manasse N. Mbingeneeko SWAPO 1,135 30.15 Theo Ngaujake Independent 659 17.50 Kuzeeko A. Kangueehi SWANU 107 2.84 Gerson Mbatemua DTA 68 1.81 Total 3,765 100.00 Source: [1]
2014 general election
Presidential
National Assembly
2015 regional election
Candidate Party Votes % Peter Kazongominja NUDO 2,413 57.48 Raphael K. Utiriua SWAPO 1,785 42.52 Total 4,198 100.00
2019 general election
Presidential
National Assembly
2019 National Assembly election Party Votes % +/– NUDO 1,768 44.94 0.68SWAPO 1,490 37.87 0.34PDM 235 5.97 New LPM 160 4.07 New SWANU 93 2.36 0.86APP 47 1.19 0.21RP 40 1.02 0.15CDV 23 0.58 0.05UDF 18 0.46 0.73CoD 16 0.41 0.12RDP 14 0.36 2.34WRP 12 0.31 0.57NDP 7 0.18 0.27NPF 6 0.15 New NEFF 5 0.13 0.01Total 3,934 100.00 – Registered voters/turnout 7,200 54.64 17.81
2020 regional election
Candidate Party Votes % Peter Kazongominja NUDO 1,921 45.85 Ishmael Mungunda SWAPO 1,482 35.37 Isando Kavari Independent 600 14.32 Jacob Mahingo PDM 102 2.43 Siegfried Hengari Independent 85 2.03 Total 4,190 100.00
2024 general election
Presidential
National Assembly
2024 National Assembly election Party Votes % +/– SWANU 2,048 36.37 34.01SWAPO 1,892 33.60 4.27NUDO 584 10.37 34.57PDM 325 5.77 0.20LPM 270 4.79 0.72IPC 255 4.53 New RP 93 1.65 0.63AR 38 0.67 New NDP 16 0.28 0.10NEFF 15 0.27 0.14NPF 15 0.27 0.12RDP 12 0.21 0.15UDF 12 0.21 0.25ADM 10 0.18 New APP 9 0.16 1.03BCP 8 0.14 New CDV 8 0.14 0.44CoD 8 0.14 0.27UPM 6 0.11 New NEFC 5 0.09 New UNP 2 0.04 New Total 5,631 100.00 – Valid votes 5,631 98.86 Invalid/blank votes 65 1.14 Total votes 5,696 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 7,162 79.53 24.89
See also
References
^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
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