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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.[1]
The current National Assembly was formed following elections on 27 and 28 November 2009. Twenty-one women (18 elected and 3 appointed) occupy seats in the National Assembly. Former Prime Minister (2002–2005) and SWAPO member Theo-Ben Gurirab is the current[update] National Assembly speaker.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | — |
| Appointed members | ||||
| Valid votes | 800,567 | 98.70 | ||
| Invalid votes | 10,576 | 1.30 | ||
| Total (turnout %) | 811,143 | 100.0 | 72 | — |
| Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia | ||||
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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.[citation needed]
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
External links
References
- ^ "GRN Structure. The Legislature". Government of Namibia. http://www.grnnet.gov.na/grnabout.html. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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