National Assembly (Namibia)
| National Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type |
Lower House of the Parliament of Namibia |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
| Seats | 104 |
| Elections | |
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Proportional representation and appointments by the President Namibian national assembly election apportionment diagram 2014.svg | |
Last election | 28 November 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Parliament Building, Windhoek | |
| Website | |
| Parliament of Namibia | |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Namibia |
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 | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAPO | 715,026 | 80.01 | 77 | +23 |
| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance | 42,933 | 4.80 | 5 | +3 |
| Rally for Democracy and Progress | 31,372 | 3.51 | 3 | –5 |
| All People's Party | 20,431 | 2.29 | 2 | +1 |
| United Democratic Front | 18,945 | 2.12 | 2 | 0 |
| National Unity Democratic Organisation | 17,942 | 2.01 | 2 | 0 |
| Workers Revolutionary Party | 13,328 | 1.49 | 2 | +2 |
| SWANU | 6,354 | 0.71 | 1 | 0 |
| United People's Movement | 6,353 | 0.71 | 1 | New |
| Republican Party | 6,099 | 0.68 | 1 | 0 |
| Congress of Democrats | 3,404 | 0.38 | 0 | –1 |
| Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,259 | 0.36 | 0 | New |
| Monitor Action Group | 3,073 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Democratic Voice | 2,606 | 0.29 | 0 | New |
| National Democratic Party | 1,389 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Party of Namibia | 1,131 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | – | – | – |
| Total | 893,643 | 100 | 96 | +24 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,241,194 | 72.00 | – | – |
| Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia | ||||
2009 elections
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West Africa People's Organization | 602,580 | 74.29 | 54 |  1 | |
| Rally for Democracy and Progress | 90,556 | 11.16 | 8 |  8 | |
| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance | 25,393 | 3.13 | 2 | 2 | |
| National Unity Democratic Organization | 24,422 | 3.01 | 2 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Front | 19,489 | 2.40 | 2 | 1 | |
| All People’s Party | 10,795 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 6,541 | 0.81 | 1 | — | |
| Congress of Democrats | 5,375 | 0.66 | 1 | 4 | |
| South West Africa National Union | 4,989 | 0.62 | 1 | 1 | |
| Monitor Action Group | 4,718 | 0.58 | 0 | 1 | |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| United Democratic Front (UDF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Action Christian National (ACN) | 3 | - | - | - | ||||
| Namibia Patriotic Front (NPF) | 1 | - | - | - | ||||
| Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN) | 1 | - | - | - | ||||
| Namibia National Front (NNF) | 1 | - | - | - | ||||
| Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN) | - | 1 | - | - | ||||
| Monitor Action Group (MAG) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Congress of Democrats (COD) | - | - | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Others (NUDO, RP) | - | - | - | 4 | ||||
| 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.
See also
- National Council of Namibia - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Namibia
- List of National Assemblies of Namibia
- List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Namibia
- Legislative Branch
- List of national legislatures
References
- ↑ "GRN Structure. The Legislature". Government of Namibia. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
External links
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