Olukonda Constituency



Olukonda Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It had 9,094 inhabitants in 2004 and 7,495 registered voters. The district capital is the settlement of Olukonda.

Politics
Olukonda constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.

Regional elections
In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Phillemon Ndjambula received 4,005 of the 4,050 votes cast.

In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate. The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Phillemon Ndjambula received 2,409 votes, ahead of Jakob Nakaleke of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 1,353 votes.

National elections
In the 2009 general election, incumbent president and SWAPO candidate Hifikepunye Pohamba received 89% of the votes for President.