54,1% turnout at Tsumeb

PRECISE voters’ roll figures for the Tsumeb constituency, where a Regional Councillor by-election took place on Tuesday, were provided by the Electoral Commission of Namibia yesterday.

The figures had not been available by the time yesterday’s edition of The Namibian went to press on Wednesday. According to the figures, a total of 9 380 people were registered to vote.With 5 076 voters having taken part, a poll turnout of 54,1 per cent was recorded.The by-election was won by Swapo Party candidate Lebbius Tangeni Tobias, with 62,2 per cent of the votes cast.Also, in yesterday’s edition of the paper, it was incorrectly stated that the Congress of Democrats had increased its share of the vote by one per cent compared to the 1999 National Assembly elections.In fact, the party had increased its share by a little over one percentage point – from 17,9 per cent to 19,1 per cent of the total, which actually represents an increase of 6,8 per cent in its share of the vote.Swapo’s share of the vote at Tsumeb decreased by 3,3 per cent, compared to the 1999 parliamentary elections, and by 15 per cent, compared to the 1998 regional elections.According to the figures, a total of 9 380 people were registered to vote.With 5 076 voters having taken part, a poll turnout of 54,1 per cent was recorded.The by-election was won by Swapo Party candidate Lebbius Tangeni Tobias, with 62,2 per cent of the votes cast.Also, in yesterday’s edition of the paper, it was incorrectly stated that the Congress of Democrats had increased its share of the vote by one per cent compared to the 1999 National Assembly elections.In fact, the party had increased its share by a little over one percentage point – from 17,9 per cent to 19,1 per cent of the total, which actually represents an increase of 6,8 per cent in its share of the vote.Swapo’s share of the vote at Tsumeb decreased by 3,3 per cent, compared to the 1999 parliamentary elections, and by 15 per cent, compared to the 1998 regional elections.