Electoral constituency in the Oshikoto region of northern Namibia
Onyaanya Constituency (until 1999 Okatope Constituency)[1] is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It had 13,474 inhabitants in 2004[2] and 11,434 registered voters in 2020[update].[3] Its district capital is the settlement of Onyaanya.
In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[7] The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Gideon Shikomba received 4,023 votes, well ahead of Onesmus Kapuka of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), a party formed in August 2020, who obtained 1,063 votes.[3]
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^Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
^ a b"Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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^Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.