ProducedElection by the Institute for Public Policy Research W (IPPR)atch Issue No. 3 2015 KNOW YOUR COUNTRY n November 27th, 2015, registered Namibian voters will teen regions and their constituencies. region for which they have been established, advising the head to the polls to cast their votes in the Local Author- During the Regional Council elections, “each constitu- line Minister on regional development concerns; and assist- ityO and Regional Council elections. The election of leaders at ency shall elect one member to the Regional Council for the ing the local authorities situated within the region. this level has been viewed as a means of bringing govern- region in which it is situated”1 through a ‘First Past the Post With the 2014 amendments to the Constitution, the ment closer to the people, by focusing on creating develop- system. For example, the Hardap Regional Council will be National Council – known as the House of Review because it ment, and delivering essential services. This bulletin provides made up of eight members – one from each of its constituen- considers all bills passed in the National Assembly – will now an overview of the two elections, and a graphic illustration cies (Gibeon, Mariental Rural, Mariental Urban, Rehoboth be made up of 42 members – 3 members from each Regional (see the centre-spread) of all the 14 regions and 121 constitu- Rural, Rehoboth East Urban, Rehoboth West Urban, Aranos Council (up from 2 members per Regional Council previ- encies in Namibia. and Daweb). The smallest Regional Council will be that of ously). “The National Council’s members are the only MPs the Kavango East region, made up of six constituencies, and who are elected to represent territorial constituencies and are KNOW YOUR REGIONS & CONSTITUENCIES the largest will be those of the Ohangwena and Omusati therefore expected to raise regional concerns during debates Following the work of the Fourth Delimitation Commis- regions – each made up of 12 constituencies. (According to on legislation”.2 sion in early 2013, Namibia is now made up of 14 Regions the Regional Councils Act, a Region must have a minimum of
and 121 Constituencies (increased from 13 regions and 107 6, and a maximum of 12 constituencies). 1 The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia, Article 106(2). constituencies previously). Are you clued up on all the Amongst several other tasks, the Regional Councils are 2 Hopwood, G. (2007). Guide to Namibian Politics. Namibia Institute changes to Namibia’s political map? Below is a list of all four- essentially responsible for planning the development of the for Democracy.
NAMIBIAS 14 REGIONS AND THEIR CONSTITUENCIES:
ERONGO REGION //KARAS REGION KAVANGO WEST REGION Windhoek East OSHANA REGION Arandis !Nami#Nus Kapako Windhoek Rural Okaku Dãures Berseba Mankumpi Windhoek West Okatana Karibib Karasburg East Mpungu Okatyali Omaruru Karasburg West Musese KUNENE REGION Ompundja Swakopmund Keetmanshoop Rural Ncamangoro Epupa Ondangwa Rural Walvis Bay Rural Keetmanshoop Urban Ncuncuni Kamanjab Ondangwa Urban Walvis Bay Urban Oranjemund Nkurenkuru Khorixas Ongwediva Tondoro Opuwo Rural Oshakati East HARDAP REGION KAVANGO EAST REGION Opuwo Urban Oshakati West Aranos Mashare KHOMAS REGION Outjo Uukwiyu Daweb Mukwe John Pandeni Sesfontein Uuvudhiya Gibeon Ndiyona Katutura Central Mariental Rural Ndonga Linena Katutura East OHANGWENA REGION OSHIKOTO REGION Eenhana Mariental Urban Rundu Rural Khomasdal Eengodi Endola Rehoboth Rural Rundu Urban Moses ||Garoëb Guinas Engela Rehoboth East Urban Nehale lyaMpingana Samora Machel Epembe Rehoboth West Urban Tobias Hainyeko Ohangwena Okankolo Okongo Olukonda Omulonga Omuntele Omuthiyagwiipundi Ohangwena Omundaungilo Zambezi Ondobe Onayena Kavango East Omusati Kavango West Oshana Ongenga Oniipa Oshikoto Oshikango Onyaanya Kunene Oshikunde Tsumeb
Otjozondjupa OMAHEKE REGION OTJOZONDJUPA REGION Aminuis Grootfontein Epukiro Okahandja Gobabis Okakarara Legend Kalahari Omatako !Karas Erongo Omaheke Okarukambe Otavi Erongo Otjinene Otjiwarongo Hardap Khomas Otjombinde Tsumkwe Kavango East Regional Map Kavango West OMUSATI REGION ZAMBEZI REGION of Khomas Anamulenge Judea Lyaboloma Namibia Kunene Hardap Kabbe North Ohangwena Elim Omaheke Etayi Kabbe South Omusati Ogongo Katima Mulilo Rural Oshana Okahao Katima Mulilo Urban Oshikoto Okalongo Kongola Linyanti !Karas Otjozondjupa Onesi Zambezi Oshikuku Sibbinda Otamanzi Outapi Namibia Statistics Agency P.O. Box 2133 Ruacana Windhoek FGI House, Post Street Mall 0 120 240 480 Kilometers Tsandi www.nsa.org.na ²
About Election Watch Election Watch is a bulletin containing electoral analysis and voter education that will appear regularly in the run up to the 2014 National Assembly and Presidential Elections. It is produced as a PDF download and as a printed newspaper insert. Election Watch is a project of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). It is produced with the support of the European Union and The Namibian newspaper. The content of Election Watch is the sole responsibility of the IPPR. Comments and feedback should be sent to the IPPR, PO Box 6566, Windhoek, Namibia. Tel: (061) 240514; fax: (061) 240516; email: [email protected]. For more on Election Watch check http://www.electionwatch.org.na Election Watch Issue No. 3 2015
Oshikunde Nkuerenkuru Onesi Outapi Okongo Zambezi Kabbe North NAMIBIA'SEpupa 14 REGIONSKavango AND East 121 CONSTITUENCIES Tsandi OniipaOkankolo Mpungu Musese Kapako Kongola SibbindaKabbe S outh Ruacana Onyaanya Eengondi Opuwo Urban NehaleOshikunde Rundu Mukwe Linyanti Katima Mulilo Rural Omuntele Rural LyaMpingana TondoroMaNkuerenkurunkumpi J udea Lyaboloma Opuwo Rural OOtaumtaapnizi Okongo Zambezi Epupa Onesi Ndonga Omus ati Uuvudhiya Oshikoto Ncamagoro Kavango EastKavango Tsandi Guinas Mpungu Linena Omuthiyagwiipundi MuseseMashare KapakoNdiyona RuacanaOkahao Eengondi West Opuwo Urban TsumeNehaleb Rundu Mukwe Kunene Oshana Tondoro Rural LyaMpinganaGrootfontein Mankumpi OpuSwesofo Rnuterainl Katima Mulilo Omus ati Oshikoto Ncamagoro Ndonga Kavango Urban Kamanjab Outjo Otavi Guinas Tsumkwe Linena Mashare Ndiyona Okahao Otjozondjupa West Kunene Oshana Tsumeb Kabbe North OkakaraGrarootfontein Khorixas Sesfontein Otjiwarongo Kongola KatimaK abMulilobe South Urban Otavi Otjinene Tsumkwe Zambezi Sibbinda Katima Mulilo Kamanjab Outjo Epukiro Rural Election Watch is Judea Omatako OtjozondjOutjopmabinde Lyaboloma Kabbe North Daures Omaruru Linyanti supported by the Okakarara The European Union Khorixas Otjiwarongo Kongola Okahandja Okarukambe Kabbe South Erong o Katima Mulilo Otjinene Epukiro Zambezi Sibbinda Arandis Omaheke Rural Karibib Omatako Otjombinde Judea Find us on Facebook WindhoekOmaruru Windhoek Kalahari Lyaboloma S wakopmuDnadures East Linyanti www.facebook.com/electionwatchnamibia West Gobabis Walvis Bay Urban Windhoek Rural K homOkaashandja Okarukambe Rehoboth Follow us on Twitter Walvis BayErong o Rural Rehoboth East Urban AmOinmuis aheke twitter.com/electionwatchnamibia Arandis KWestarib iUrbanb Windhoek Windhoek Kalahari Ongenga Oshikango Omundaungilo S wakopmund Rehoboth East Okalongo Ondobe RuralWest Mariental Gobabis Engela Walvis Bay Urban WindhRuraloek Rural Ohangwena Etayi Hardap K homas Anamulenge MarientalRehoboth Ohang wena Walvis BayDaweb Rural RehobothUrbanEast Urban AranosAminuis Endola West Urban Oshikuku Omulonga Ongenga OshikaEenhanango Epembe Omundaungilo RehobothGibeon Okalongo Ondobe Rural Mariental Okatana Engela Moses Rural Ogongo Ohangwena ||Garoëb Etayi Okaku Hardap OmusAantaimulenge Ongwediva Mariental Elim Oniipa Ohang wena Daweb Urban Oshataki K homas Tobias Aranos Oshataki Ondangwa Endola Hainyeko Berseba Keetmanshoop East Ondangwa Omulonga OshikukuWest Rural !Nami?Nüs Urban Okahao Urban Windhoek Rural Onayena Eenhana Epembe KeetmanshoopGibeon Rural Samora Katutura East Os hana Okatana Machel Moses Ogongo Uukwiyu Katutura Central !Karas Ompundja Okaku Okankolo ||GaroëbJohn Pandeni Omus ati OngweOdliuvkaonda Khomasdal Elim Oniipa K homas Oshataki Os hikoto Onyaanya Tobias Oranjemund Karasburg Oshataki Ondangwa Hainyeko Berseba EastKeetmanshoop Uuvudhiya East Ondangwa Otamanzi West Okatyali Rural Eengondi !Nami?Nüs Urban Okahao Urban Windhoek Rural Karasburg Omuntele Onayena Keetmanshoop Rural Omuthiyagwiipundi Samora KatuturaW Eastindhoek East West Os hana Machel Uukwiyu Windhoek West Katutura Central !Karas Ompundja Okankolo John Pandeni Olukonda Khomasdal Os hikoto Onyaanya Oranjemund Karasburg Uuvudhiya East Otamanzi Okatyali Eengondi Windhoek Rural Karasburg Omuntele Windhoek East West Omuthiyagwiipundi Windhoek West
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Windhoek Rural Election Watch Issue No. 3 2015 NAMIBIA'S 14 REGIONS AND 121 CONSTITUENCIES Oshikunde Nkuerenkuru Onesi Outapi Okongo Zambezi Epupa Kavango East Tsandi Mpungu Musese Kapako Ruacana Eengondi Rundu Opuwo Urban Nehale Mukwe LyaMpingana TondoroMankumpi Rural Opuwo Rural Omus ati Oshikoto Ncamagoro Ndonga Kavango Guinas Linena Mashare Ndiyona West Kunene Okahao Oshana Tsumeb Grootfontein Sesfontein Katima Mulilo Otavi Tsumkwe Urban Kamanjab Outjo Otjozondjupa Kabbe North Okakarara Khorixas Otjiwarongo Kongola Kabbe South Otjinene Zambezi Sibbinda Katima Mulilo Epukiro Rural Judea Omatako Otjombinde Lyaboloma Daures Omaruru Linyanti
Erong o Okahandja Okarukambe Omaheke Arandis Karibib Windhoek Windhoek Kalahari S wakopmund West East Gobabis Windhoek Rural Walvis Bay Urban K homas Rehoboth Walvis Bay Rehoboth East Urban Aminuis Rural West Urban Ongenga Oshikango Omundaungilo Rehoboth Mariental Okalongo Engela Ondobe Rural Rural Ohangwena Etayi Hardap Anamulenge Mariental Ohang wena Daweb Urban Aranos Endola Oshikuku Omulonga Gibeon Eenhana Epembe Okatana Moses Ogongo Okaku ||Garoëb Omus ati Ongwediva Elim Oniipa Oshataki K homas Tobias Oshataki Ondangwa Hainyeko Berseba Keetmanshoop East Ondangwa West Rural !Nami?Nüs Urban Okahao Urban Windhoek Rural Onayena Keetmanshoop Rural Samora Katutura East Os hana Machel Uukwiyu Katutura Central !Karas Ompundja Okankolo John Pandeni Olukonda Khomasdal Os hikoto Onyaanya Oranjemund Karasburg Uuvudhiya East Otamanzi Okatyali Eengondi Karasburg Omuntele Windhoek East West Omuthiyagwiipundi
Windhoek West * Source: Namibia Statistics Agency
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Windhoek Rural Election Watch Issue No. 3 2015 KNOW YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY uring the upcoming Local Authori- vote the different parties receive – with cial resources are available to it. A Classification: Number of LOCAL Municipality, Town, Council seats ties election, 57 Local Authority councillors being derived from the Local Authority can be re-classified as AUTHORITY CouncilsD will be elected into office, stated party lists for these elections. it changes and develops. Village (2015 election) based on a proportional representation Local Authorities include municipali- According to the Local Authorities //KARAS REGION system. This means that for each local ties, Town Councils and Village Coun- Act, Village Councils have to be made Aroab Village 5 authority – as is the case with National cils. The Minister of Urban and Rural up of five members; Town Councils of a Berseba Village 5 Assembly elections – eligible regis- Development decides how to classify minimum of seven and a maximum of Bethanie Village 5 tered voters will vote for the party of each Local Authority, by looking at what 12 members; and Municipalities of a Karasburg Town 7 their choice, and the councils will be services the Local Authority is able to minimum of seven, and a maximum of Keetmanshoop Municipality 7 constituted based on the percentage provide to its residents, and what finan- 15 members. Koes Village 5 Luderitz Town 7 Oranjemund Town 7 THE POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES Tses Village 5 ERONGO 1. VILLAGES, TOWNS AND MUNICIPALITIES 3. MUNICIPALITIES, plus TOWNS AND VILLAGES Arandis Town 7 • supply water WITH MINISTER’S APPROVAL Henties Bay Municipality 7 • cemeteries • public transport services Karibib Town 7 • sewerage and drainage • quarries Omaruru Municipality 7 • streets and public places • housing schemes Usakos Town 7 • markets • museums and libraries Walvis Bay Municipality 10 • refuse disposal • abbatoirs Swakopmund Municipality 10 • pounds • aerodromes • bands and orchestras HARDAP • plant nurseries Aranos Town 7 • beautification of local areas • parking areas • promotion of tourism Gibeon Village 5 • railway sidings • power to accept donations from sources inside Gochas Village 5 • traffic services Namibia Kalkrand Village 5 • bursaries • power to buy and sell land and buildings Mariental Municipality 7 • storage of perishable goods (goods which may spoil) • power to set fees for services provided Rehoboth Town 7 • power to confer honours for service to community • power to operate farms on the townlands Stampriet Village 5 • power to enter into joint business ventures Maltahohe Village 5 • power to privatise functions and services 2. MUNICIPALITIES AND TOWNS, plus VILLAGES KAVANGO EAST WITH MINISTER’S APPROVAL Rundu Town 7 4. ALL LOCAL AUTHORITIES, BUT ONLY WITH THE • supply electricity and gas Divundu Village 5 APPROVAL OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT • dipping tanks KAVANGO WEST • power to borrow money from any source inside • ambulance services Nkurenkuru Town 7 • fire brigades Namibia KHOMAS • construct and maintain community buildings and • power to loan money to sports clubs and charities Windhoek Municipality 15 structures • power to accept donations from sources outside KUNENE • power to buy and sell property other than land and Namibia buildings • power to make grants or donations Kamanjab Village 5 Khorixas Town 7 *Source: Legal Assistance Centre, 2007. Advocacy in Action – A guide to influencing decision-making in Namibia. © Legal Assistance Centre 2004, updated 2007 Opuwo Town 7 Helao-Na di Outjo Municipality 7 Ruacana Oshikuku Oshakati Okongo Angola Zambia Outapi OHANGWENA Ongwediva Katima Mulilo OHANGWENA Nkurenkuru Eenhana Town 7 Tsandi Bukalo Eenhana ZAMBEZI Okahao Oniipa Helao Nafidi Town 7 Opuwo KAVANGO Rundu Ondangwa Divundu Zimbabwe Okongo Village 5 OMUSATI Omuthiya WEST KAVANGO OMAHEKE KUNENE OSHIKOTO EAST
OSHANA Tsumeb Gobabis Municipality 7 Leaonardville Village 5 Kamanjab Otavi Grootfontein Outjo OTJOZONDJUPA Witvlei Village 5 Otjiwarongo Botswana Otjinene Village 5 Khorixas Okakarara OMUSATI Otjinene Okahao Town 7 Omaruru Oshikuku Town 7 ERONGO OMAHEKE Okahandja Usakos Karibib Villages Outapi Town 7 Henties Bay Windhoek Witvlei Ruacana Town 7 Arandis Town Swakopmund Gobabis Tsandi Village 5
Walvis Bay KHOMAS Municipal Areas OSHANA Ondangwa Town 7 Rehoboth Leonardville Ongwediva Town 7
Kalkrand Aranos Oshakati Town 7 HARDAP Stampriet OSHIKOTO Mariental Maltahöhe Gochas Omuthiya Town 7 Gibeon Tsumeb Municipality 7 Oniipa Town 7 Tses Berseba Koes OTJOZONDJUPA Grootfontein Municipality 7 Bethanie Keetmanshoop Lüderitz Aroab Okahandja Municipality 7 Okakarara Town 7 ||KARAS Otavi Town 7 Karasburg Otjiwarongo Municipality 7 South Africa ZAMBEZI Katima Mulilo Town 7 Oranjemund Bukalo Village 5 What is the IPPR?
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