# Mariental Urban

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Electoral constituency in Namibia

 Mariental Urban constituency (red) in the Hardap Region

**Mariental Urban** is a [constituency](/source/Constituencies_of_Namibia) in the [Hardap](/source/Hardap_Region) region of [Namibia](/source/Namibia). It comprises the town of [Mariental](/source/Mariental%2C_Namibia) and the surrounding area, covering an area of 5,915 km2 (2,284 sq mi). Mariental Urban had a population of 15,557 in 2011, up from 13,109 in 2001.[1] As of 2020[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mariental_Urban&action=edit) the constituency had 10,480 registered voters.[2]

## Politics

Mariental is traditionally a stronghold of the [South West Africa People's Organization](/source/South_West_Africa_People's_Organization) (SWAPO) party. In the [2004 regional election](/source/2004_Namibian_local_and_regional_elections), SWAPO candidate Barakias Namwandi received 2,729 of the 4,037 votes cast and became councillor.[3]

The [2015 regional elections](/source/Namibian_local_and_regional_elections%2C_2015) were won by Nico Herman Mungenga of [SWAPO](/source/SWAPO) with 2,251 votes. Regina Kuhlman of the [Democratic Turnhalle Alliance](/source/Democratic_Turnhalle_Alliance) (DTA) came second with 247 votes, followed by Reginald Poulton of the [Rally for Democracy and Progress](/source/Rally_for_Democracy_and_Progress_(Namibia)) (RDP, 151 votes).[4] The [2020 regional election](/source/2020_Namibian_local_and_regional_elections) was won by Petrus Esterhuizen of the [Landless People's Movement](/source/Landless_People's_Movement_(Namibia)) (LPM, a new party registered in 2018). He obtained 2,015 votes. Fransina Fredrika Basson (SWAPO) came second with 1,409 votes.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-regHardap_1-0)** ["Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density"](https://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dptss1r1r03g0a1f641hmn15ddh.pdf) (PDF). *2011 Population and Housing Census - Hardap Regional Profile*. [Namibia Statistics Agency](/source/Namibia_Statistics_Agency). p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-election2020_2-0)** ["Regional Council 2020 Election Results"](http://elections.na). *Interactive map*. [Electoral Commission of Namibia](/source/Electoral_Commission_of_Namibia). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils"](http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2005/3366.pdf) (pdf). *Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia*. No. 3366. [Government of Namibia](/source/Government_of_Namibia). 3 January 2005. p. 15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Regional Council Election Results 2015"](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). [Electoral Commission of Namibia](/source/Electoral_Commission_of_Namibia). 3 December 2015. p. 4. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/223442/Regional+Counils+Election+Results_Duly+elected+candidates+2015.pdf/32493774-80b3-4be3-9ca1-1f6ce187673a?version=1.0) on 8 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GG7654_5-0)** ["Publication of results and particulars in respect of general elections for Regional Councils: Electoral Act, 2014"](http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2021/7654.pdf) (pdf). *Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia*. No. 7654. [Government of Namibia](/source/Government_of_Namibia). 8 October 2021. p. 6.

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