Berseba Constituency


Berseba is a constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. The main settlement is Berseba. The first diamonds in Namibia were found in this area in 1898, while oil was found in 1929. Berseba constituency contains the Brukkaros crater and the settlements of Snyfontein, Helmeringhausen, Tses, Bethanie, and Goageb. It had a population of 10,589 in 2011, up from 9,064 in 2001.

Politics

In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO's Dawid Boois won the constituency with 1,225 votes. He defeated challengers Aron Lucas Stephanus of RDP, Regina Kuhlman of DTA, Hendrik Christiaan Humphries of the DP and Bernardt Barry Stephanus of COD.
Boois remains councillor of this constituency after he won again the 2015 regional elections with 1,774 votes. Diederik Isaak Vries of the DTA obtained 901 votes, and Trougot Metusalag Kaffer of the RDP obtained 148 votes.