The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has officially declared Swapo Party candidate Moses Khumub as the winner of the Guinas Constituency by-election held yesterday.
Out of 4,178 registered voters in the constituency, 2,034 turned out to vote. Of these, 2,012 votes were deemed valid, while 22 ballots were rejected. Moses Khumub secured a decisive victory with 1,407 votes, outpacing his brother, Fransiskus Khumub of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM), who received 612 votes.
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| Guinas Constituency election results |
The by-election was necessitated following the death of former Councillor Elias Marthinu of the Swapo Party on 21 October last year. In the 2020 regional elections, the late Marthinu won the seat with 1,268 votes, defeating Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) candidate Heita Pineas, who secured 95 votes.
The ECN confirmed that the election process was conducted smoothly, with no major incidents reported. Moses Khumub is now set to continue Swapo's leadership in the Guinas Constituency, building on the foundation laid by his predecessor.