Rehoboth Rural

Rehoboth Rural is an electoral constituency in the Hardap region of Namibia. It had a population of 7,288 in 2011, down from 7,524 in 2001.^[1] The constituency office is in Schlip.^[2] Other settlements in Rehoboth Rural are Klein Aub, Khauxas and Rietoog.^[3] As of 2020^[update], the constituency had 4,701 registered voters.^[4]

Rehoboth Rural constituency (red) in the Hardap Region (yellow)

Politics

Rehoboth Rural is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.

Regional elections

In the 2004 regional election, SWAPO candidate Trougott Claassen received 1,035 of the 2,217 votes cast and became councillor.^[5]

The 2015 regional elections were won by Riaan Charles McNab of SWAPO with 1,113 votes. Petrus Johannes Mouton of the United People's Movement (UPM) came second with 389 votes, followed by Norbet Ralph Ludwig (RDP, 202 votes) and Samuel Benjamin de Groot (DTA, 141 votes).^[6] The 2020 regional election was narrowly won by Gershon Dausab of the Landless People's Movement (LPM, a new party registered in 2018). He obtained 935 votes. The sitting councillor McNab (SWAPO) came second with 745 votes.^[4]

Presidential elections

In the 2009 presidential elections, 2,512 residents cast a ballot. Katuutire Kaura of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) won the constituency with 1,114 total votes (44.3%). Behind Kaura were Frans Migub ǀGoagoseb of the Namibian Democratic Movement for Change (674 votes or 26.8%) and Hidipo Hamutenya of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) placed 3rd with 332 votes (13.2%). Incumbent President, SWAPO candidate and winner of 75.1% of all votes nationally Hifikepunye Pohamba received only 19 votes for less than 1% of the total vote in the constituency; it was the only constituency in the country which gave Pohamba less than 900 votes.^[7]

References

1. "Hardap 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
2. "Constituencies". Hardap Regional Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
3. Shanyengana, Shoombe (7 August 2020). "Communities want improved radio network coverage". New Era.
4. "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
5. "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.
6. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
7. 2009 Presidential Election Results Election Watch Namibia

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