Katima Mulilo Urban
Encyclopedia
Katima Mulilo Urban is a constituency in the Caprivi
Region of Namibia
, that also includes the capital city of Caprivi, Katima Mulilo
. As of 2004, the Constituency had 10,778 registered voters.
of Swapo party. With approximately 72% of the vote, Pohamba earned about the same percentage as he did nationally. However, the Constituency voted strongly for Ben Ulenga
of the Congress of Democrats
, who received 1299 (17%) votes, which was more than 10% higher than his national vote total
!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"|5,372
|valign="top"|71.63
|-
|align=left valign=top|Ben Ulenga
- Congress of Democrats
|valign="top"|1,299
|valign="top"|17.32
|-
|align=left valign=top|Henk Mudge
- Republican Party
|valign="top"|319
|valign="top"|4.25
|-
|align=left valign=top|Kuaima Riruako
- National Unity Democratic Organization
|valign="top"|238
|valign="top"|3.17
|-
|align=left valign=top|Katuutire Kaura
- Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
|valign="top"|208
|valign="top"|2.77
|-
|align=left valign=top|Justus Garoëb
- United Democratic Front
|valign="top"|42
|valign="top"|0.006
|-
|align=left valign=top|Kosie Pretorius
- Monitor Action Group
|valign="top"|21
|valign="top"|0.003
|-
|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total (turnout 70.41%)
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|7499
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0
|-
|align=left colspan=4|Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia
|}
Caprivi
-Places:* Caprivi Region, an administrative province of Namibia* Caprivi Strip, a part of Namibia* The Caprivi Conflict, a conflict between the Caprivi Liberation Army and the Namibian government* East Caprivi, a former bantustan in South West Africa...
Region of Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
, that also includes the capital city of Caprivi, Katima Mulilo
Katima Mulilo
Katima Mulilo is the capital of the Caprivi Strip, Namibia's far north–east extension into central Southern Africa. It comprises two electoral constituencies, Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban...
. As of 2004, the Constituency had 10,778 registered voters.
Politics
In the 2004 presidential election, Katima Mulilo Urban voted overwhelmingly for Hifikepunye PohambaHifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba is the second and current President of Namibia. He won the 2004 and 2009 presidential elections overwhelmingly as the candidate of the South West Africa People's Organisation ruling party, taking office in March 2005. He has also been the President of SWAPO since...
of Swapo party. With approximately 72% of the vote, Pohamba earned about the same percentage as he did nationally. However, the Constituency voted strongly for Ben Ulenga
Ben Ulenga
Benjamin Ulenga is a Namibian politician. A member of the National Assembly of Namibia, he is the President of the Congress of Democrats , an opposition political party....
of the Congress of Democrats
Congress of Democrats
The Congress of Democrats is a political party in Namibia, led by Ben Ulenga. It is an opposition party represented in the National Assembly.The party is an observer of the Socialist International.- 2004 elections :...
, who received 1299 (17%) votes, which was more than 10% higher than his national vote total
Results
|-!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
Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba is the second and current President of Namibia. He won the 2004 and 2009 presidential elections overwhelmingly as the candidate of the South West Africa People's Organisation ruling party, taking office in March 2005. He has also been the President of SWAPO since...
- Swapo party
|valign="top"|5,372
|valign="top"|71.63
|-
|align=left valign=top|Ben Ulenga
Ben Ulenga
Benjamin Ulenga is a Namibian politician. A member of the National Assembly of Namibia, he is the President of the Congress of Democrats , an opposition political party....
- Congress of Democrats
Congress of Democrats
The Congress of Democrats is a political party in Namibia, led by Ben Ulenga. It is an opposition party represented in the National Assembly.The party is an observer of the Socialist International.- 2004 elections :...
|valign="top"|1,299
|valign="top"|17.32
|-
|align=left valign=top|Henk Mudge
Henk Mudge
Henk Mudge is a Namibian former politician. He is the former President of the Republican Party and formerly the party's only member in the National Assembly. He was replaced in the National Assembly by Clara Gowases....
- Republican Party
|valign="top"|319
|valign="top"|4.25
|-
|align=left valign=top|Kuaima Riruako
Kuaima Riruako
Kuaima Riruako is a politician in Namibia. Riruako is also the paramount chief of the Herero and a National Unity Democratic Organisation representative in Parliament, also called "Okahandja Herero" by some...
- National Unity Democratic Organization
|valign="top"|238
|valign="top"|3.17
|-
|align=left valign=top|Katuutire Kaura
Katuutire Kaura
Katuutire Kaura is a Namibian politician. He has been President of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance since 1998 and was Leader of the Official Opposition from 2000 to 2005.Kaura was born in Ombujondjupa, Otjozondjupa Region...
- Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
|valign="top"|208
|valign="top"|2.77
|-
|align=left valign=top|Justus Garoëb
Justus Garoëb
Justus Garoëb is a Namibian traditional leader and politician. He became Chief of Damara in 1982 and founded the United Democratic Front in 1989. He was a staunch opponent of South African rule and led the oppositional Namibia National Front in the late 1970s.Garoëb was born in Omaruru, Erongo...
- United Democratic Front
United Democratic Front (Namibia)
The United Democratic Front is a political party in Namibia. Justus Garoëb is the party's leader.-1989:The UDF received 37,874 votes in the 1989 election, which elected members to the Constituent Assembly of Namibia. The Constituent Assembly elected the first President and wrote Namibia's...
|valign="top"|42
|valign="top"|0.006
|-
|align=left valign=top|Kosie Pretorius
Kosie Pretorius
Jacobus Willem Francois Pretorius, commonly known as Kosie Pretorius , is a Namibian politician. He is the Chairman of the Monitor Action Group party, which mainly represents conservative white Namibians, and was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia from 1990 to 2005.-Early life and...
- Monitor Action Group
Monitor Action Group
The Monitor Action Group is a political party in Namibia. The party is based among conservative White Namibians, with most of the top leadership having served in the government of apartheid South West Africa...
|valign="top"|21
|valign="top"|0.003
|-
|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total (turnout 70.41%)
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|7499
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0
|-
|align=left colspan=4|Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia
|}