National Assembly (Namibia)

National Assembly
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Type
Type
Lower House of the Parliament of Namibia
Leadership
Speaker
Peter Katjavivi, SWAPO
since 2015
Seats 104
Elections
Proportional representation and appointments by the President
Last election
28 November 2014
Meeting place
Parliament Building, Windhoek
Website
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The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. It has a total of 104 members. 96 members are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms. Eight additional members are appointed by the President.[1]

The current National Assembly was formed following elections on 28 November 2014. Since 2015, SWAPO member Peter Katjavivi has been the Speaker of the National Assembly.

2014 elections

Party Votes % Seats +/–
SWAPO715,02680.0177+23
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance42,9334.805+3
Rally for Democracy and Progress31,3723.513–5
All People's Party20,4312.292+1
United Democratic Front18,9452.1220
National Unity Democratic Organisation17,9412.0120
Communist Party of Namibia13,3281.492+2
SWANU6,3540.7110
United People's Movement6,3530.711New
Republican Party6,0990.6810
Congress of Democrats3,4020.380–1
Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters3,2590.360New
Monitor Action Group3,0730.3400
Christian Democratic Voice2,6060.290New
National Democratic Party1,3890.1600
Democratic Party of Namibia1,1320.1300
Invalid/blank votes0
Total893,64310096+24
Registered voters/turnout1,241,19472.00
Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia

2009 elections

 Summary of the 27 and 28 November 2009 National Assembly of Namibia election results
Parties Votes % Seats +/–
South West Africa People's Organization 602,580 74.29 54 Decrease1
Rally for Democracy and Progress 90,556 11.16 8 Increase8
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance 25,393 3.13 2 Decrease2
National Unity Democratic Organization 24,422 3.01 2 Decrease1
United Democratic Front 19,489 2.40 2 Decrease1
All People’s Party 10,795 1.33 1 Increase1
Republican Party 6,541 0.81 1
Congress of Democrats 5,375 0.66 1 Decrease4
South West Africa National Union 4,989 0.62 1 Increase1
Monitor Action Group 4,718 0.58 0 Decrease1
Democratic Party of Namibia 1,942 0.24 0
Namibian Democratic Movement for Change 1,770 0.22 0
National Democratic Party 1,187 0.15 0
Communist Party of Namibia 810 0.10 0
Valid votes 800,567 98.70
Invalid votes 10,576 1.30
Total (turnout %) 811,143 100.0 72
Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia

Previous National Assembly election results

Political Party Election Year
1989 1994 1999 2004
South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) 41 53 55 55
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) 21 15 07 04
United Democratic Front (UDF) 04 02 02 03
Action Christian National (ACN) 03 - - -
Namibia Patriotic Front (NPF) 01 - - -
Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN) 01 - - -
Namibia National Front (NNF) 01 - - -
Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN) - 01 - -
Monitor Action Group (MAG) - 01 01 01
Congress of Democrats (COD) - - 07 05
Others (NUDO, RP) - - - 04
Total 72 72 72 72

Despite being a one party dominant state since its independence in 1990, Namibian elections have been transparent, free, and largely fair.

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