Rehoboth Ratepayers' Association
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The Rehoboth Ratepayers' Association (RRA) is a local political party in Rehoboth, Namibia
. It is closely affiliated with Namibia's baster
community which is centered in Rehoboth. The party was formed in 1998 by Baster leader Hans Diergaardt
to the contest the 1998 local elections. Despite Diergaardt's death in February 1998, the party continued to run candidates. In 2009, the party's leader and first secretary was Lukas de Klerk.
. With the agreement, 2-5 RRA members were listed on the electoral list
of the APP and the APP agreed not to run a candidate in Rehoboth in the 2010 local elections. RRA leader de Klerk said the agreement was a way for Rehoboth to have representation in the National Assembly of Namibia
. He was listed at the sixth position for the APP on the list for the National Assembly but the APP won only 1 seat, which went to APP leader Ignatius Shixwameni
.
2010 local elections
The RRA ran a campaign for the local authority of Rehoboth and finished in fourth in the town with 360 total votes.
Rehoboth, Namibia
Rehoboth is a town of 21,000 inhabitants in central Namibia just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. Located on the B1 road, 90 kilometres south of the Namibian capital Windhoek, Rehoboth lies on a high elevation plateau with several natural hot-water springs. It receives sparse mean annual rainfall...
. It is closely affiliated with Namibia's baster
Baster
The Basters are the descendants of Cape Colony Dutch and indigenous African women. They largely live in Namibia and are similar to Coloured or Griqua people in South Africa....
community which is centered in Rehoboth. The party was formed in 1998 by Baster leader Hans Diergaardt
Hans Diergaardt
Kaptein Johannes Gerard Adolph Diergaardt, more commonly known as Hans Diergaardt was a Namibian politician and the fifth Captain of Baster community at Rehoboth, succeeding Dr Ben Africa in 1979...
to the contest the 1998 local elections. Despite Diergaardt's death in February 1998, the party continued to run candidates. In 2009, the party's leader and first secretary was Lukas de Klerk.
2009 general election
For the 2009 general election, RRA signed a five year electoral cooperation agreement with the All People's PartyAll People's Party (Namibia)
The All People's Party is a political party in Namibia.Registered with the Electoral Commission of Namibia in January 2008, the party was initially made up primarily of former members of the Congress of Democrats and SWAPO political parties...
. With the agreement, 2-5 RRA members were listed on the electoral list
Electoral list
An electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election to a post, usually in proportional election systems. An electoral list can be registered by a political party or can constitute a group of independent candidates...
of the APP and the APP agreed not to run a candidate in Rehoboth in the 2010 local elections. RRA leader de Klerk said the agreement was a way for Rehoboth to have representation in the National Assembly of Namibia
National Assembly of Namibia
The National Assembly of Namibia is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It has a total of 78 members. 72 members are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms. Six additional members are appointed by the President.The...
. He was listed at the sixth position for the APP on the list for the National Assembly but the APP won only 1 seat, which went to APP leader Ignatius Shixwameni
Ignatius Shixwameni
Ignatius Nkotongo Shixwameni is a Namibian politician. He is the leader of the All People's Party.-Early life and education:...
.