Kalahari Constituency



Kalahari Constituency (until 1998 Buitepos Constituency) is an electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of eastern central Namibia. It had 9,234 inhabitants in 2004 and 5,294 registered voters. The constituency covers the rural area east of Gobabis as well as Gobabis' Nossobville suburb. The constituency office has been inaugurated in 2009 and is located at the Ben-Hur settlement. Kalahari constituency forms part of the border between Namibia and Botswana.

Presidential elections
In the 2004 election, 4541 residents were registered voters; 4011 (88%) of registered voters cast valid ballots. Hifikepunye Pohamba of SWAPO Party received 2312 total votes (58%), followed by Katuutire Kaura of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA, 11%), Henk Mudge of the Republican Party (RP, 9%), Kuaima Riruako of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO, 8%), Ben Ulenga of the Congress of Democrats (CoD, 5%), Justus ǁGaroëb of the United Democratic Front (UDF, 4%) and Kosie Pretorius of the Monitor Action Group (MAG, 4%).

Regional elections
In the 2004 regional elections Steve Mogotsi of SWAPO was elected councillor. The constituency had previously elected a DTA member in 1992 and 1998.

The 2015 regional election was again won by SWAPO. Ignatius Kariseb gained 1,522 votes, followed by Johannes Baumakwe (DTA) with 630 votes. Councillor Kariseb (SWAPO) was reelected in the 2020 regional election, winning with 1,234 votes. Baumakwe of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM, the new name of the DTA) came second with 390 votes, followed by Maureen du Plessis (NUDO) with 322 votes and Lauretta Dax, an independent candidate, with 230 votes.