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ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency

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31: 545: 42: 479: 169:"I have accepted the Commission's recommendation that Lüderitz Constituency be renamed ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency which was the original name of the area. This includes the current town of Lüderitz". 129:
saw six candidates competing for the councillor position and was only narrowly won by SWAPO. Its candidate Hambelela Ndjaleka obtained 1,654 votes, ahead of Tshinana Petrus Tshiqwetha of the
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Other spellings of the name also popped up, and arguments arose whether or not the president's statement implied a name change of the town Lüderitz, and if so, what the town's
94:, after which the constituency was originally named. In 2011, it had a population of 13,859, down from 14,542 in 2001. As of 2020 the constituency had 9,670 registered voters. 606: 357: 465: 557: 441: 596: 119: 111: 107: 126: 115: 103: 611: 134: 325: 369: 260: 130: 114:, Jan Albertus Scholtz (SWAPO) won the constituency with 3,526 votes. His only challenger was Phyllicia Maree’ Hercules of the 358:"Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" 426: 307: 142: 141:
Reginald Paul Hercules and Michaeleno Kadhikwa got 322 and 121 votes respectively, and Gideon Kondjeni Kalenga of the
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would then be. The current interpretation of the statement is that only the constituency has been renamed.
365: 293: 138: 221: 601: 504: 162: 524: 519: 457: 421: 133:(IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, who obtained 1,438 votes. Fritz Dausab of the 335: 185: 53: 489: 83: 49: 514: 509: 283:"Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" 590: 110:, its candidate David Shoombe was elected with 4,135 of the 4,468 votes cast. In the 17: 446: 402: 330: 189: 91: 544: 572: 559: 442:"Namibian town's plan to change name to !Nami#nus sparks linguistic debate" 282: 122:
Swapo won the constituency without any contesting opposition candidate.
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Lüderitz Constituency was renamed in August 2013, originally to
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Electoral constituency in the ǁKaras region of southern Namibia
102:ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the 252: 308:"Results from the Electoral Commission of Namibia" 184:is not universally accepted. It is a term of the 34:ǃNamiǂNûs constituency (red) in the ǁKaras Region 247: 245: 473: 362:Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia 290:Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia 8: 398:"Lüderitz renaming misunderstood: Shanghala" 415: 413: 392: 390: 368:. 9 August 2013. p. 35. Archived from 607:States and territories established in 1992 480: 466: 458: 424:[!Namiǂnûs causes indignation]. 253:"Regional Council 2020 Election Results" 213: 104:South West Africa People's Organization 64:question marks, boxes, or other symbols 324:Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). 192:, the inhabitants of the area before 7: 222:"Karas 2011 Census Regional Profile" 420:Leuschner, Erwin (13 August 2013). 326:"Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested" 25: 118:, who received 559 votes. In the 543: 188:of the ǃAman, a subtribe of the 116:Rally for Democracy and Progress 90:. It contains the major town of 40: 597:Constituencies of ǁKaras Region 261:Electoral Commission of Namibia 131:Independent Patriots for Change 612:1992 establishments in Namibia 1: 422:"!Namiǂnûs löst Empörung aus" 296:. 3 January 2005. p. 16. 202:place embraced by the water 143:Popular Democratic Movement 628: 135:Landless People's Movement 541: 500: 180:The meaning of the name 120:2015 regional elections 112:2010 regional elections 108:2004 regional elections 488:Constituencies in the 194:German colonialisation 171: 139:independent candidates 127:2020 regional election 106:(SWAPO) party. In the 80:electoral constituency 48:This article contains 35: 366:Government of Namibia 294:Government of Namibia 167: 33: 18:Lüderitz Constituency 149:Renaming controversy 145:(PDM) obtained 228. 569: /  450:. 26 February 2015. 163:Hifikepunye Pohamba 525:Keetmanshoop Urban 520:Keetmanshoop Rural 427:Allgemeine Zeitung 338:on 24 October 2015 229:Statistics Namibia 36: 573:26.633°S 15.150°E 552: 551: 406:. 27 August 2013. 364:. No. 5261. 292:. No. 3366. 263:. 18 January 2021 186:Khoekhoe language 60:rendering support 54:Khoekhoe language 16:(Redirected from 619: 584: 583: 581: 580: 579: 574: 570: 567: 566: 565: 562: 547: 482: 475: 468: 459: 452: 451: 438: 432: 431: 417: 408: 407: 394: 385: 384: 382: 380: 375:on 27 April 2021 374: 354: 348: 347: 345: 343: 334:. Archived from 321: 315: 314: 312: 304: 298: 297: 287: 279: 273: 272: 270: 268: 249: 240: 239: 237: 235: 226: 218: 160: 44: 43: 21: 627: 626: 622: 621: 620: 618: 617: 616: 587: 586: 578:-26.633; 15.150 577: 575: 571: 568: 563: 560: 558: 556: 555: 553: 548: 539: 496: 486: 456: 455: 440: 439: 435: 419: 418: 411: 396: 395: 388: 378: 376: 372: 356: 355: 351: 341: 339: 323: 322: 318: 310: 306: 305: 301: 285: 281: 280: 276: 266: 264: 257:Interactive map 251: 250: 243: 233: 231: 224: 220: 219: 215: 210: 158: 151: 100: 69: 68: 67: 58:Without proper 45: 41: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 625: 623: 615: 614: 609: 604: 599: 589: 588: 550: 549: 542: 540: 538: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 515:Karasburg West 512: 510:Karasburg East 507: 501: 498: 497: 487: 485: 484: 477: 470: 462: 454: 453: 433: 409: 386: 349: 316: 299: 274: 241: 212: 211: 209: 206: 165:stated that: 150: 147: 99: 96: 74:(; until 2013 62:, you may see 46: 39: 38: 37: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 624: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 594: 592: 585: 582: 546: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 502: 499: 495: 491: 490:ǁKaras Region 483: 478: 476: 471: 469: 464: 463: 460: 449: 448: 443: 437: 434: 429: 428: 423: 416: 414: 410: 405: 404: 399: 393: 391: 387: 371: 367: 363: 359: 353: 350: 337: 333: 332: 327: 320: 317: 309: 303: 300: 295: 291: 284: 278: 275: 262: 258: 254: 248: 246: 242: 230: 223: 217: 214: 207: 205: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 178: 176: 170: 166: 164: 156: 148: 146: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 123: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 97: 95: 93: 89: 85: 84:ǁKaras Region 81: 77: 73: 65: 61: 57: 55: 51: 50:click symbols 32: 19: 554: 529: 447:Toronto Star 445: 436: 430:(in German). 425: 403:Namibian Sun 401: 377:. Retrieved 370:the original 361: 352: 340:. Retrieved 336:the original 331:The Namibian 329: 319: 302: 289: 277: 265:. Retrieved 256: 232:. Retrieved 228: 216: 201: 197: 181: 179: 172: 168: 154: 152: 124: 101: 75: 71: 70: 47: 576: / 342:17 December 190:Nama people 591:Categories 535:Oranjemund 208:References 161:president 530:ǃNamiǂNûs 182:!Namiǂnûs 157:. Namibia 155:ǃNamiǂNüs 72:ǃNamiǂNûs 52:from the 602:Lüderitz 234:10 April 98:Politics 92:Lüderitz 78:) is an 76:Lüderitz 561:26°38′S 505:Berseba 494:Namibia 198:embrace 175:demonym 88:Namibia 82:in the 564:15°9′E 159:'s 379:8 May 373:(pdf) 311:(PDF) 286:(pdf) 267:6 May 225:(PDF) 381:2021 344:2015 269:2021 236:2020 125:The 492:of 86:of 593:: 444:. 412:^ 400:. 389:^ 360:. 328:. 288:. 259:. 255:. 244:^ 227:. 204:. 481:e 474:t 467:v 383:. 346:. 313:. 271:. 238:. 66:. 56:. 20:)

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Lüderitz Constituency

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Khoekhoe language
rendering support
question marks, boxes, or other symbols
electoral constituency
ǁKaras Region
Namibia
Lüderitz
South West Africa People's Organization
2004 regional elections
2010 regional elections
Rally for Democracy and Progress
2015 regional elections
2020 regional election
Independent Patriots for Change
Landless People's Movement
independent candidates
Popular Democratic Movement
Hifikepunye Pohamba
demonym
Khoekhoe language
Nama people
German colonialisation
"Karas 2011 Census Regional Profile"


"Regional Council 2020 Election Results"
Electoral Commission of Namibia

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