Khomasdal North


Khomasdal North is a constituency in Windhoek in the Khomas Region of Namibia. it had 25,550 registered voters. The constituency consists of parts of the suburbs Khomasdal, Katutura, and Otjomuise. It had a population of 43,921 in 2011, up from 27,950 in 2001.

Politics

The first councillor of this constituency was Karel Persendt. In 1998, Margaret Mensah-Williams, also on a SWAPO ticket, took over from him. She was reelected in the 2015 regional elections with 4,121 votes. Sylvester Kazapua of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance came second with 723 votes. Uzikama Kandjii of the National Unity Democratic Organisation and Bartholomeus Kauahuma of the South West Africa National Union also contested this election. After councillor Mensah-Williams was fielded as a parliamentary candidate in the 2019 Namibian general election, a by-election became necessary for Khomasdal North because Namibian electoral law prohibits sitting councillors and members of the public service to run for a seat in parliament. The by-election was conducted on 15 January 2020. Samuel Angolo won with 1,227 votes, followed by Mara Baumgartner, Raymond Diergaardt and Bartholomeus Kauahuma.