Etayi Constituency (red) in the Omusati Region (yellow)

Etayi Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It had 34,970 inhabitants in 2004[1] and 16,716 registered voters in 2020.[2] Its district capital is the settlement of Etayi. The constituency contains the settlements of Iipandayamiti, Oneheke, Onheleiwa, Otindi, Ekangolinene, Oshivanda, Onamhindi, Omutundungu, Olupandu, Onampira, Otshikuyu, Okaleke, Oshipya, and Oikokola.[3]

Politics

As in all constituencies in Omusati, SWAPO won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Elisa Johannes gained 7,890 votes, while Sisilia Andreas of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) gained only 160. The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election by a large margin. Hans Haikali obtained 6,296 votes, followed by Apollos Haipindi of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 877 votes.[2]

References

  1. Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. 1 2 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. "Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009". Supplement to several Namibian newspapers. Electoral Commission of Namibia. November 2009.

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