Berseba Constituency

Berseba constituency (yellow) in the ǁKaras Region (dark grey)

Berseba is a constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. Its population is 9,195, the main settlement is Berseba. The first diamonds in Namibia were found in this area in 1898, while oil was found in 1929.[1] Berseba constituency contains the Brukkaros crater and the settlements of Helmeringhausen, Tses, Bethanie, and Goageb.

Politics

In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO's Dawid Boois won the constituency with 1,225 votes. He defeated challengers Aron Lucas Stephanus of RDP (558 votes), Regina Kuhlman of DTA (397 votes), Hendrik Christiaan Humphries of the DP (296 votes) and Bernardt Barry Stephanus of COD (126 votes).[2]

Boois remains councillor of this constituency after he won again the 2015 regional elections with 1,774 votes. Diederik Isaak Vries of the DTA obtained 901 votes, and Trougot Metusalag Kaffer of the RDP obtained 148 votes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Dierks, Klaus. "First Occurrences in the History of Namibia". Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Election results from Electoral Commission of Namibia
  3. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 1.

Coordinates: 25°59′46″S 17°46′02″E / 25.99611°S 17.76722°E / -25.99611; 17.76722


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