Khomasdal Constituency
Khomasdal Constituency 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
Khomasdal is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization party. The first councillor of this constituency was SWAPO's Karel Persendt. In 1998, Margaret Mensah-Williams, also on a SWAPO ticket, took over from him. She was subsequently selected to represent Khomas Region in the National Council, and in 1999 she became its vice-chairperson, the first woman to be elected to a major decision-making position in Namibia. Mensah-Williams was re-elected in 2004 and 2010. She also won 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 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 of the Landless People's Movement, Raymond Diergaardt of the Popular Democratic Movement and Bartholomeus Kauahuma. Councillor Angolo of SWAPO was re-elected in the 2020 regional election receiving 2,337 votes. Frans Wilbard of the Independent Patriots for Change, an opposition party formed in August 2020, came second with 1,503 votes. This election was also contested by the LPM, the PDM, and the NUDO.