John Pandeni Constituency

John Pandeni constituency (red) in the Khomas Region (yellow)

John Pandeni constituency, also known as Soweto, is a constituency in the Khomas Region of central Namibia. In 2008, the constituency was renamed after John Pandeni, who was a member of the South West Africa People's Organisation and the People's Liberation Army of Namibia. Pandeni was the first regional councilor of Soweto constituency and the first governor of Khomas Region. This constituency is within the city of Windhoek. It had a population of 15,121 in 2011 and 13,865 in 2001. As of 2020, it has 14,758 registered voters.

Politics

The constituency was won by SWAPO in the 2004 election. Rakel Jakob became councillor by more than 2/3 of the total votes. In the 2015 regional election SWAPO won by a landslide. Jakob was reelected with 2,996 votes, followed by Steve Kevanhu of the Rally for Democracy and Progress with 375 votes. The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Shaalukeni Moonde received of SWAPO 1,696 votes, followed by Abraham Nakantinda of the Independent Patriots for Change with 827 votes and Duminga Ndala of the Landless People's Movement with 825 votes.

References

  1. ↑ Maletzky, Christof (27 August 2008). "Constituency named after John Pandeni". The Namibian.
  2. ↑ "Khomas 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Soweto constituency[permanent dead link] from the Electoral Commission of Namibia
  5. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 9. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.