Mariental Urban
Politics
Mariental is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election, SWAPO candidate Barakias Namwandi received 2,729 of the 4,037 votes cast and became councillor.
The 2015 regional elections were won by Nico Herman Mungenga of SWAPO with 2,251 votes. Regina Kuhlman of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) came second with 247 votes, followed by Reginald Poulton of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP, 151 votes). The 2020 regional election was won by Petrus Esterhuizen of the Landless People's Movement (LPM, a new party registered in 2018). He obtained 2,015 votes. Fransina Fredrika Basson (SWAPO) came second with 1,409 votes.
References
- ^ "Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density" (PDF). 2011 Population and Housing Census - Hardap Regional Profile. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "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. 15.
- ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
External links
- "Constituencies of Namibia". Statoids.
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