{{Short description|Electoral constituency in southern Namibia}} thumb|360px| Berseba constituency (red) in the ǁKaras Region {{Contains special characters|Khoekhoe}} '''Berseba''' is a constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. The main settlement is Berseba. {{As of|2020}} the constituency had 6,659 registered voters.<ref name=election2020>{{Cite web | title=Regional Council 2020 Election Results | publisher=Electoral Commission of Namibia | date=18 January 2021 | series=''Interactive map'' | url=http://elections.na/ | accessdate=26 April 2021 | archive-date=12 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612210020/https://elections.na/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Berseba constituency covers an area of {{Convert|31,725|sqkm|abbr=on}} and contains the Brukkaros crater and the settlements of Snyfontein,<ref>{{Cite news | title=Snyfontein residents strive for self-sufficiency | last=Cloete | first=Luqman | newspaper=The Namibian | date=17 May 2017 | page=7 | url=http://www.namibian.com.na/54569/read/Snyfontein-residents-strive-for-self-sufficiency}}</ref> Helmeringhausen, Tses, Bethanie, and Goageb. It had a population of 10,589 in 2011, up from 9,064 in 2001.<ref name=regKaras>{{cite web | title=Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density | url=https://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dptss1r6qqq76pcp1ssp46tn.pdf | work=2011 Population and Housing Census - ǁKaras Regional Profile | publisher=Namibia Statistics Agency | access-date=24 November 2024 | page=4}}</ref> The first diamonds in Namibia were found in this area in 1898, while oil was found in 1929.<ref name="Dierks">{{cite web |url=http://www.klausdierks.com/Chronology/index_first_occurrences.htm |last=Dierks |first=Klaus |author-link=Klaus Dierks |title=First Occurrences in the History of Namibia |access-date=13 July 2010}}</ref>
==Politics== Berseba 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.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils | newspaper=Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia | issue=3366 | page=16 | publisher=Government of Namibia | date=3 January 2005 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2005/3366.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref> Boois, by then governor of ǁKaras, was reelected in the 2010 regional elections with 1,225 votes. He defeated challengers Aron Lucas Stephanus of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (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).<ref>[http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Constituency_Berseba.pdf Election results from Electoral Commission of Namibia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175924/http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Constituency_Berseba.pdf |date=2011-07-17 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Regional Council Election Results 2015 | publisher=Electoral Commission of Namibia | date=3 December 2015 | page=1 | url=http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/223442/Regional+Counils+Election+Results_Duly+elected+candidates+2015.pdf/32493774-80b3-4be3-9ca1-1f6ce187673a?version=1.0 | access-date=4 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208163948/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/223442/Regional+Counils+Election+Results_Duly+elected+candidates+2015.pdf/32493774-80b3-4be3-9ca1-1f6ce187673a?version=1.0 | archive-date=8 December 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name=GG7654>{{Cite news | title=Publication of results and particulars in respect of general elections for Regional Councils: Electoral Act, 2014 | newspaper=Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia | issue=7654 | page=2 | publisher=Government of Namibia | date=8 October 2021 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2021/7654.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref>
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{{Constituencies of the Karas Region}} {{Authority control}} {{Coord|25|59|46|S|17|46|02|E|region:NA_type:city(9195)|display=title}}
Category:Berseba Constituency Category:Constituencies of the ǁKharas Region Category:Constituencies established in 1992 Category:1992 establishments in Namibia