{{short description|Electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa region of Namibia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} right|thumb| Tsumkwe constituency (red) in the Otjozondjupa Region
'''Tsumkwe Constituency''' is an electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It had 8,823 inhabitants in 2004<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yna.html Constituencies of Namibia, 2004]</ref> and 7,075 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=2 March 2022}}</ref> The constituency consists of the settlement of Tsumkwe and the surrounding rural area.
Following a recommendation of the ''Second Delimitation Commission of Namibia'', and in preparation of the 1998 general election, Tsumkwe Constituency was created in 1998 from the eastern part of Grootfontein Constituency.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992 | newspaper=Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia | issue=1940 | pages=21–22 | publisher=Government of Namibia | date=31 August 1998 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/1998/1940.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref>
Tsumkwe is referred to as a capital city of San people. About 2,400 San live in this constituency.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Tsumkwe - Capital of the San (Bushmen)|url=https://www.info-namibia.com/activities-and-places-of-interest/omaheke/tsumkwe|access-date=2021-05-19|website=www.info-namibia.com}}</ref> It is a small town with about 500 inhabitants, located about {{Convert|60|km}} west of the Botswana border and {{Convert|300|km}} east of Grootfontein.
==Election results==
===Regional elections=== Tsumkwe is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election, SWAPO candidate Moses Coma received 1,920 of the 3,227 votes cast and became councillor.<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=13 | publisher=Government of Namibia | date=3 January 2005 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2005/3366.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref>
The 2015 regional election was won by SWAPO's Fransina Ghauzz with 1,554 votes, followed by Ioma Gcao (NUDO) with 720 votes and Samuel R. Maharero (DTA) with 340 votes.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Regional Council Election Results 2015 | publisher=Electoral Commission of Namibia | date=3 December 2015 | page=21 | 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 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=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 | archivedate=8 December 2015 }}</ref> The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Johannes Hausiku received 1,249 votes, Samson Ngombe (NUDO) came second with 981 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=22 | publisher=Government of Namibia | date=8 October 2021 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2021/7654.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref>
===Presidential elections=== In the 2004 presidential election, Tsumkwe helped vote Hifikepunye Pohamba (SWAPO) to power who received 2,372 of the 4,015 votes cast. However, Kuaima Riruako of NUDO received over 21% of the constituency vote, well above his 4.23% nationally.
{{election table|title=Summary of the 15 and 16 November 2004 Namibian presidential election results in Tsumkwe Constituency}} |- !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Candidates - Parties !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% |- |align=left valign=top|Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba - Swapo party |valign="top"|2,372 |valign="top"|59.07 |- |align=left valign=top|Kuaima Riruako - National Unity Democratic Organization |valign="top"|846 |valign="top"|21.07 |- |align=left valign=top|Katuutire Kaura - Democratic Turnhalle Alliance |valign="top"|484 |valign="top"|12.05 |- |align=left valign=top|Ben Ulenga - Congress of Democrats |valign="top"|184 |valign="top"|4.58 |- |align=left valign=top|Kosie Pretorius - Monitor Action Group |valign="top"|69 |valign="top"|1.71 |- |align=left valign=top|Justus ǁGaroëb - United Democratic Front |valign="top"|44 |valign="top"|1.09 |- |align=left valign=top|Henk Mudge - Republican Party |valign="top"|16 |valign="top"|.03 |- |align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total (turnout 90.47%) |width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|4015 |width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0 |- |align=left colspan=4|Source: [http://www.ecn.gov.na/PTsumkwe.htm Electoral Commission of Namibia] |}
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{{Constituencies of the Otjozondjupa Region}}
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