The
2004 regional election was won by Frederick Arie of the
SWAPO Party who took over from Albert Tsuoub of the
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA). The
2020 regional election was narrowly won by Piet Adams of the
Landless People's Movement (LPM, a new party registered in 2018). He obtained 1,645 votes, followed by Johannes Elago (SWAPO) with 1,563 votes. Magdalena Haukelo of the
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, came in third with 1,099 votes, followed by Marthineo Dierkse of the
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM, the new name of the DTA) with 714 votes. == References ==