Musese Constituency

Musese is a constituency in the Kavango West region of Namibia. The administrative capital is the settlement of Rupara. As of 2020 the constituency had 6,494 registered voters.[1]

Musese constituency (red) in the Kavango West region of Namibia

In 2013 the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West.[2] Musese was formed from the north-eastern part of the former Kahenge Constituency.[3]

Politics

As in all Kavango West constituencies, SWAPO won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Sakeus Kudumo received 2,582 votes, followed by Raphael Kapumburu of the All People's Party (APP, 213 votes).[4] The 2020 regional election was also won by the SWAPO candidate. Kosmas Katura gained 1,628 votes. Vilho Kangumbe of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) came distant second with 201 votes.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2013. Alt URL via allafrica.com
  3. "Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 5261. Government of Namibia. 9 August 2013. pp. 37–38.
  4. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 7. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.


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