Omaruru Constituency


Omaruru is a constituency in the Erongo Region of central-eastern Namibia. Its district capital is the city of Omaruru. It had a population of 8,577 in 2011, up from 7,156 in 2001.

Politics

In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO's Uparura Michael Tjirare won the constituency with 1,102 votes. The defeated challengers were Josef Landuleni Nangolo of the Rally for Democracy and Progress, Lisken Noabes of the United Democratic Front and John Tjiuongua of the Congress of Democrats.
The 2015 regional elections were won by Johannes Tuhafeni Hamutenya of SWAPO with 1,420 votes. Christiaan Nanuseb of UDF came second with 678 votes, Sanna Sofia Paulus of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance received 348 votes, and Vincent Isboset Kahua of National Unity Democratic Organisation received 282.