Kalahari Constituency

Kalahari Constituency is an electoral constituency in Omaheke Region, Namibia. It has 9,234 inhabitants, the constituency office has been inaugurated in 2009 and is located at the Ben-Hur settlement. The constituency forms part of the border between Namibia and Botswana.

In the 2004 election, 4541 residents were registered voters; 4011 (88%) of registered voters cast valid ballots. Hifikepunye Pohamba of SWAPO Party received 2312 total votes (58%), followed by Katuutire Kaura of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA, 11%), Henk Mudge of the Republican Party (RP, 9%), Kuaima Riruako of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO, 8%), Ben Ulenga of the Congress of Democrats (CoD, 5%), Justus ǁGaroëb of the United Democratic Front (UDF, 4%) and Kosie Pretorius of the Monitor Action Group (MAG, 4%).Steve Mogotsi of SWAPO was elected to the Omaheke Regional Council. The constituency had previously elected a DTA member in 1992 and 1998.

The 2015 regional election was again won by SWAPO. Ignatius Kariseb gained 1,522 votes, followed by Johannes Baumakwe (DTA) with 630 votes.

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