Berseba Constituency

Berseba is a constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. The main settlement is Berseba. the constituency had 6,659 registered voters.
Berseba constituency covers an area of and 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. The first diamonds in Namibia were found in this area in 1898, while oil was found in 1929.

Politics

Berseba Constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization party. In the 2004 regional elections, former parliamentarian Dawid Boois was elected with 1,724 of the 3,591 votes cast. Boois, by then governor of ǁKaras, was reelected in the 2010 regional elections with 1,225 votes. He defeated challengers Aron Lucas Stephanus of the Rally for Democracy and Progress, Regina Kuhlman of Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, Hendrik Christiaan Humphries of the Democratic Party of Namibia and Bernardt Barry Stephanus of Congress of Democrats.
Boois was again reelected in 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. The 2020 regional election was won by Jeremias Gooieman of the Landless People's Movement. He obtained 1,822 votes. The SWAPO candidate, Steve Sensus Ovambo, came second with 1,127 votes.