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”’Oniipa Constituency”’ is an [[Constituencies of Namibia|electoral constituency]] in the [[Oshikoto Region]] of [[Namibia]]. It had 23,913 inhabitants in 2004<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yna.html Constituencies of Namibia, 2004]</ref> and 14,236 registered voters {{As of|2020|alt=in 2020}}.<ref name=election2020>{{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=24 February 2022}}</ref> The constituency office is situated in the town of [[Oniipa]]. Further settlements in this constituency are [[Oshigambo]], and [[Onandjokwe]].<ref>{{cite news |
”’Oniipa Constituency”’ is an [[Constituencies of Namibia|electoral constituency]] in the [[Oshikoto Region]] of [[Namibia]]. It had 23,913 inhabitants in 2004<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yna.html Constituencies of Namibia, 2004]</ref> and 14,236 registered voters {{As of|2020|alt=in 2020}}.<ref name=election2020>{{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=24 February 2022}}</ref> The constituency office is situated in the town of [[Oniipa]]. Further settlements in this constituency are [[Oshigambo]], and [[Onandjokwe]].<ref>{{cite news |
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Latest revision as of 13:45, 21 December 2025
Electoral constituency in the Oshikoto region of northern Namibia
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Oniipa Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It had 23,913 inhabitants in 2004[1] and 14,236 registered voters in 2020[update].[2] The constituency office is situated in the town of Oniipa. Further settlements in this constituency are Oshigambo, and Onandjokwe, the latter being a part of Oniipa.[3]
Oniipa constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Johannes Sheepo Shiindi received 6,748 of the 6,850 votes cast.[4] Shiindi was reelected in the 2010 regional elections with 95.5% of all votes cast in the constituency.[5]
In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[6] The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Vilho Nuunyango received 3,930 votes, well ahead of Mateus Elifas of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), a party formed in August 2020, who obtained 1,717 votes.[2]
17°54′45″S 16°02′34″E / 17.91250°S 16.04278°E / -17.91250; 16.04278
