The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced
early on Saturday morning that Swapo won the Windhoek West by-election.
Only 3 398 out of over 27 000 eligible voters turned
up at the 13 fixed polling stations and eight mobile polling stations.
Swapo won 2 685 votes, Rally for Democracy and
Progress (RDP) 315, DTA of Namibia 205, Congress of Democrats (CoD) 53 and
Republican Party received 140 votes.
Candidates for the councillor position were George
Trepper (Swapo), Maureen Dunn (RDP), Immanuel Benestes Auchamub (DTA), Joseph
Amadhila (CoD) and Sophia Panizza (Republican Party).
Voters used electronic voting machines (EVMs), which
have already been used in by-elections in Ohangwena and Endola, as well as the
Bukalo Local Authority election earlier this year.
The Windhoek West by-election was necessitated by
the death of regional councillor Shikwetepo Haindongo in August.
The EVMs are expected to be used in the Presidential
and National Assembly elections scheduled for 28 November 2014.
The Namibian
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