Gibeon, Namibia

Gibeon constituency

Gibeon (Nama: Khaxa-tsûs) is a village and a constituency in the Hardap region of Namibia. In the 2009 presidential election, 3,669 people voted in the Gibeon constituency.

Meteorite

Gibeon is known for the Gibeon meteorite that crashed over a 275 km long and 100 km wide area in prehistoric times.

Election results

2009 Presidential

In the 2009 Presidential election, Gibeon voters supported incumbent President Hifikepunye Pohamba's candidacy but significantly less than the national average; nationally, SWAPO's Pohamba received 76.4%, but in Gibeon he received only 46.1% of the 3,669 total votes. The closest candidates was Hidipo Hamutenya of Rally for Democracy and Progress, who received 20% of Gibeon's votes, above his national vote percentage of 11.08%. The next closest candidate was Frans Migub /Goagoseb of the Namibian Democratic Movement for Change, who received 207 votes in the constituency (5.64%). Gibeon's support equaled nearly 12% of the candidate's total support nationally (207 votes of 1,760 nationally). David Isaacs of the Democratic Party of Namibia received 205 votes (5.6% in the constituency) and around 9% of their national vote total (205 votes of 1,859 total). Henk Mudge of the Republican Party (5.4%), Katuutire Kaura of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (5%) and Ben Ulenga of the Congress of Democrats (3.7%) received a higher percentage of votes in Gibeon than their national averages.

External links

• "Constituencies of Namibia". Statoids.