Linyanti Constituency

The first councillor was Fani Francis Sizimbo, a Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) member, who won the inaugural 1992 regional election and was in office until 1998.

[citation needed] In the 2004 regional elections SWAPO was represented by Dorothy Kabula.

Charles Wuyeni Matemwa of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) also ran and received 19 votes.

[7] The 2020 regional election was won by Ivene Vistor Kabunga, an independent candidate.

Over decades, King Mamili was the sole traditional authority in the constituency until the Bayeyi declared themselves an independent tribe in 1992 and Mayuni divorced himself in 1994 to form the Mashi Traditional Authority.

Linyanti constituency (red) in the Zambezi Region (yellow)
Linyanti settlement (2019)