# Outapi Constituency

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{{short description|Electoral constituency in the Omusati region of northern Namibia}}
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right|thumb| Outapi Constituency (red) in the Omusati Region

'''Outapi Constituency''' (until 1998 '''Uutapi Constituency''')<ref name=GG1940>{{Cite news | title=Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992 | newspaper=Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia | issue=1940 | page=9 | publisher=[Government of Namibia](/source/Government_of_Namibia) | date=31 August 1998 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/1998/1940.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref> is an [electoral constituency](/source/Constituencies_of_Namibia) in the [Omusati Region](/source/Omusati_Region) of [Namibia](/source/Namibia) on the border of [Angola](/source/Angola). It had 23,516 registered voters {{As of|2020|alt=in 2020}}.<ref name=election2020>{{Cite web | title=Regional Council 2020 Election Results | publisher=[Electoral Commission of Namibia](/source/Electoral_Commission_of_Namibia) | date=18 January 2021 | series=''Interactive map'' | url=http://elections.na | accessdate=30 October 2021}}</ref> Its district capital is the town of [Outapi](/source/Outapi). Outapi Constituency covers an area of {{Convert|986|sqkm|abbr=on}}. It had a population of 36,934 in 2011, up from 13,121 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](/source/Namibia_Statistics_Agency) | access-date=29 January 2025 | page=4}}</ref>

==Politics==
Outapi constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the [South West Africa People's Organization](/source/South_West_Africa_People's_Organization) (SWAPO) party. The [2004 regional election](/source/2004_Namibian_local_and_regional_elections) was won by SWAPO politician Tataati Simon Shilekah. He received 9,802 of the 9,861 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](/source/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](/source/Namibian_local_and_regional_elections%2C_2015) SWAPO candidate Fillemon Shikwambi won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Opposition parties are mosquitoes, says Kawana | newspaper=[The Namibian](/source/The_Namibian) | date=26 October 2015 | url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=read&id=33243}}</ref> The SWAPO candidate won the [2020 regional election](/source/2020_Namibian_local_and_regional_elections) by a large margin. Immanuel Shikongo obtained 8,682 votes, followed by Frans Taapopi of the [Independent Patriots for Change](/source/Independent_Patriots_for_Change) (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 1,094 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=17 | publisher=[Government of Namibia](/source/Government_of_Namibia) | date=8 October 2021 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2021/7654.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref>

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