Rehoboth Rural is a constituency

Constituencies of Namibia

Each of the 13 regions in Namibia are further subdivided into electoral constituencies. The number and size of each constituency varies with the size and population of each region. There are currently 107 constituencies in Namibia...

 in the Hardap

Hardap Region

Hardap is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. It is home to the Hardap Dam.Hardap stretches the entire width of Namibia, from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Namibia's eastern national border. In the northeast, it borders the Kgalagadi District of Botswana, and in the southeast, it borders...

 region of Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

. It has a population of 7365. Among the settlements in Rehoboth Rural are Klein Aub

Klein Aub

Klein Aub is a village in the Rehoboth Rural constituency in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. Situated on the junction of the unpaved roads C14 and D1290 it contains a store and two schools....

, Khauxas

Khauxas

Khauxas is a small settlement in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. It is situated 45 km from Rehoboth and belongs to the Rehoboth Rural electoral constituency. Khauxas consists of 30 households with together about 80 inhabitants. The village has been electrified in 2011. It features a church...

, and Schlip

Schlip

Schlip is a settlement in the Rehoboth Rural constituency in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. It is situated on the unpaved road D1290 and has two primary schools and a junior secondary school. Schlip is the main settlement of the ǁOgain clan of the Nama people.-References:...

.

2009

In 2009, 2,512 residents cast a ballot for President. Katuutire Kaura

Katuutire Kaura

Katuutire Kaura is a Namibian politician. He has been President of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance since 1998 and was Leader of the Official Opposition from 2000 to 2005.Kaura was born in Ombujondjupa, Otjozondjupa Region...

 of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance won the constituency with 1,114 total votes (44.3%). Behind Kaura wereFrans Migub /Goagoseb

Frans Migub /Goagoseb

Chief Frans Migub /Goagoseb is a Namibian politician and Damara leader. He is the party leader of the Namibian Democratic Movement for Change and the party's candidate for President in the 2009 general election...

 of the Namibian Democratic Movement for Change (674 votes or 26.8%) and Hidipo Hamutenya

Hidipo Hamutenya

Hidipo L. Hamutenya is a Namibian politician. A long-time leading member of the South West Africa People's Organization , Hamutenya was a member of the Cabinet of Namibia from independence in 1990 to 2004...

 of the Rally for Democracy and Progress

Rally for Democracy and Progress (Namibia)

The Rally for Democracy and Progress is an opposition political party in Namibia. It was launched on November 17 2007 under the leadership of Hidipo Hamutenya and Jesaya Nyamu, both former leading members of the ruling SWAPO party and cabinet ministers. Hamutenya had unsuccessfully sought the SWAPO...

 placed 3rd with 332 votes (13.2%). Incumbent President, SWAPO candidate and winner of 75.1% of all votes nationally Hifikepunye Pohamba

Hifikepunye Pohamba

Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba is the second and current President of Namibia. He won the 2004 and 2009 presidential elections overwhelmingly as the candidate of the South West Africa People's Organisation ruling party, taking office in March 2005. He has also been the President of SWAPO since...

received only 19 votes for less than 1% of the total vote in the constituency; it was the only constituency in the country which gave Pohamba less than 900 votes.