Elim Constituency

{{short description|Electoral constituency in the Omusati region of northern Namibia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} right|thumb| Elim Constituency (red) in the Omusati Region

'''Elim Constituency''' is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It had 7,883 registered voters {{As of|2020|alt=in 2020}}.<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=23 October 2021 | archive-date=12 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612210020/https://elections.na/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> Its district capital is the settlement of Elim.

Elim Constituency covers an area of {{Convert|444|sqkm|abbr=on}}. It had a population of 11,406 in 2011, up from 10,850 in 2001.<ref name=regOmusati>{{cite web | title=Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density | url=https://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dptss1qjep16pd1d0utqf1uq84.pdf | work=Omusati 2011 Census Regional Profile | publisher=Namibia Statistics Agency | access-date=29 January 2025 | page=4}}</ref> It borders to the north and west to the constituencies Okalongo and Oshikuku and in the east to the Oshana Region. There are a number of villages in the constituency, some being: Onashiku, Iiyale, Iino, Olupumbu, Iiyanguti, Olupembana, Ondangwa, Onegali, Onamega.

The constituency contains the homestead of Iipumpu Ya Tshilongo, king of the Uukwambi from 1907 to 1932. The homestead in Onashiku was proclaimed a national monument in 2014,<ref name=new>{{Cite news |title=Three new heritage sites proclaimed |last=Tjihenuna |first=Theresia |newspaper=The Namibian |date=2 September 2014 |url=http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=17161 |access-date=12 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912114531/http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=17161 |archive-date=12 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and de-proclaimed a few months later.<ref>[https://www.nhc-nam.org/nahris/node/1390 ''275/2014 – Deproclaimed'', NHC, 15 August 2014.]</ref>

==Politics== Elim constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The 2004 regional election was won by SWAPO politician Gerhard Shiimi. He received 4,124 of the 4,266 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=6 | publisher=Government of Namibia | date=3 January 2005 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2005/3366.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref>

In the 2015 local and regional elections SWAPO candidate Shiimi won uncontested and remained councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Opposition parties are mosquitoes, says Kawana | newspaper=The Namibian | date=26 October 2015 | url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=read&id=33243}}</ref> Councillor Shiimi (SWAPO) was reelected in the 2020 regional election. He obtained 2,775 votes, far ahead of Kilian Amupolo, an independent candidate with 511 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=16 | publisher=Government of Namibia | date=8 October 2021 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2021/7654.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref>

===2024 general election===

====Presidential==== {{Election results |party1=SWAPO |cand1=Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |votes1=5000 |cand2=Panduleni Itula |party2=IPC |votes2=1162 |cand3=Jan Mukwiilongo |party3=NEFF |votes3=140 |cand4=Job Amupanda |party4=AR |votes4=104 |cand5=McHenry Venaani |party5=PDM |votes5=25 |cand6=Erastus Shuumbwa |party6=ADM |votes6=13 |cand7=Festus Thomas |party7=BCP |votes7=12 |cand8=Mike Kavekotora |party8=RDP |votes8=4 |cand9=Vaino Amuthenu |party9=CoD |votes9=3 |cand10=Hendrik Gaobaeb |party10=UDF |votes10=2 |cand11=Evilastus Kaaronda |party11=SWANU |votes11=2 |cand12=Bernadus Swartbooi |party12=LPM |votes12=2 |invalid=72 |electorate=6450 |source=[https://elections.na ECN] }}

====National Assembly====

{{Election results |party1=SWAPO |votes1=4796 |party2=IPC |votes2=888 |party3=NEFF |votes3=365 |party4=AR |votes4=354 |party5=PDM |votes5=43 |party6=NEFC |colour6=#04a1f7 |votes6=28 |party7=BCP |votes7=18 |party8=SWANU |votes8=11 |party9=UDF |votes9=9 |party10=NPF |votes10=5 |party11=UNP |votes11=4 |party12=LPM |votes12=3 |party13=NUDO |votes13=2 |party14=RDP |votes14=2 |party15=APP |votes15=1 |party16=CDV |votes16=1 |party17=CoD |votes17=1 |party18=NDP |votes18=1 |invalid=81 |electorate=6450 |source=[https://elections.na ECN] }}

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Constituencies of Omusati Region Category:Constituencies established in 1992 Category:1992 establishments in Namibia Category:Constituencies of Namibia