Berseba is a constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. The main settlement is Berseba. As of 2020[update] the constituency had 6,659 registered voters.[1]
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Berseba constituency contains the Brukkaros crater and the settlements of Snyfontein,[2] Helmeringhausen, Tses, Bethanie, and Goageb. It had a population of 10,589 in 2011, up from 9,064 in 2001.[3] The first diamonds in Namibia were found in this area in 1898, while oil was found in 1929.[4]
Politics
editBerseba Constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional elections, former parliamentarian Dawid Boois (SWAPO) was elected with 1,724 of the 3,591 votes cast.[5] Boois, by then governor of ǁKaras, was reelected in the 2010 regional elections with 1,225 votes. He defeated challengers Aron Lucas Stephanus of RDP (558 votes), Regina Kuhlman of Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA, 397 votes), Hendrik Christiaan Humphries of the Democratic Party of Namibia (DP, 296 votes) and Bernardt Barry Stephanus of Congress of Democrats (CoD, 126 votes).[6]
Boois was again reelected in the 2015 regional elections with 1,774 votes. Diederik Isaak Vries of the DTA obtained 901 votes, and Trougot Metusalag Kaffer of the RDP obtained 148 votes.[7] The 2020 regional election was won by Jeremias Gooieman of the Landless People's Movement (LPM, a new party registered in 2018). He obtained 1,822 votes. The SWAPO candidate, Steve Sensus Ovambo, came second with 1,127 votes.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Cloete, Luqman (17 May 2017). "Snyfontein residents strive for self-sufficiency". The Namibian. p. 7.
- ^ "Karas 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dierks, Klaus. "First Occurrences in the History of Namibia". Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "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. 16.
- ^ Election results from Electoral Commission of Namibia Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 1. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.