By: Dwight Links
Only 19, 359 people were successfully registered during the Supplementary Voter Registration (SVR) since it commenced on 4 August.
This is according to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) updates provided earlier this week.
The registration process has taken place in 121 constituencies so far, also having covered 59 local authorities in this same period.
“The commission encourages and urges all eligible voters to register, especially young voters who have turned 18 since the conclusion of the 2024 General Registration of Voters,” the electoral body stated.
The ECN also stated that there were a considerable number of voters who have moved between constituencies, with some requiring duplicate voter cards.
More than 12, 000 voters moved between constituencies, and over 4 000 registered for duplicate cards, the commission noted.
“We appreciate all eligible voters who made efforts to register during the first week of the SVR, as the commission noted with great concern the low turnout that was recorded,” said ECN spokesperson, De Wet Siluka.
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN
||Kharas recorded 1, 020 new voters while they had 60, 733 registered voters before the process began.
Hardap Region added 515 to their existing voter base of 52, 818 registered voters.
Erongo Region registered 2, 453 new voters since the start of the process. The region had 139, 966 voters since last year’s general registration process.
In the central north east, 1, 417 new voters were added to the 87, 407 existing base of Kavango East region.
The central region of Khomas had a current base of 281, 250 voters when they recorded 1, 370 new voters.
Kavango West Region registered 1, 288 to their base tally of 46, 671.
The Kunene Region added 2, 306 to their overall voter base of 56, 345.
Ohangwena Region added 1, 927 to their base of 138, 701 of registered voters.
Omaheke Region added 903 to their 47, 435 base tally.
1, 985 new voters were added to the base of Omusati Region, which had 141, 762 voters.
Oshana Region got 683 new voters. The region had a base of 125, 422 of established voters.
The Oshikoto Region added 1 196 to their 110 174 voter base.
Otjozondjupa Region saw 1, 399 new voters added to the overall 105 096 voting population of the region.
Lastly, the Zambezi Region added 897 to their voting population of 51, 653.
