 |
|---|
Local Authority Council and Regional Council Elections in Namibia were held from 30 November to 3 December 1992.
| |
|---|
Local Authority Council and Regional Council Elections in Namibia were held from 30 November to 3 December 1992.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAPO | 73,736 | 58.05 | 184 | |
| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance | 42,278 | 33.29 | 116 | |
| United Democratic Front | 7,473 | 5.88 | 18 | |
| SWANU | 1,895 | 1.49 | 1 | |
| Local Associations | 1,516 | 1.19 | 1 | |
| Workers Revolutionary Party | 115 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| Total | 127,013 | 100.00 | 320 | |
| Valid votes | 127,013 | 98.54 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,879 | 1.46 | ||
| Total votes | 128,892 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 156,795 | 82.20 | ||
| Source: ECN | ||||
A total of 534,437 voters were registered, but 64,431 were in uncontested constituencies. [1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAPO | 256,778 | 68.76 | 71 | |
| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance | 103,359 | 27.68 | 21 | |
| United Democratic Front | 9,285 | 2.49 | 3 | |
| SWANU | 2,696 | 0.72 | 0 | |
| National Patriotic Front | 734 | 0.20 | 0 | |
| Workers Revolutionary Party | 175 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| Independents | 430 | 0.12 | 0 | |
| Total | 373,457 | 100.00 | 95 | |
| Valid votes | 373,457 | 98.01 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,584 | 1.99 | ||
| Total votes | 381,041 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 470,006 | 81.07 | ||
| Source: ECN | ||||
Politics of Namibia takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Namibia is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by both the president and the government. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of Parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Hardap is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Mariental. Hardap contains the municipality of Mariental, the towns Rehoboth and Aranos, and the self-governed villages Gibeon, Gochas, Kalkrand, Stampriet and Maltahöhe. It is home to the Hardap Dam.
The ǁKaras Region is the southernmost and least densely populated of the 14 regions of Namibia; its capital is Keetmanshoop. The name assigned to the region reflects the prominence of the Karas mountain range in its southern part. The ǁKaras region contains the municipality of Keetmanshoop, the towns Karasburg, Lüderitz and Oranjemund, and the self-governed villages Aroab, Berseba, Bethanie, Koës and Tses.
Erongo is one of the 14 regions of Namibia. The capital is Swakopmund. It is named after Mount Erongo, a well-known landmark in Namibia and in this area. Erongo contains the municipalities of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Omaruru, as well as the towns Arandis, Karibib and Usakos. All the main centres within this region are connected by paved roads.
Kunene is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Opuwo, its governor is Marius Sheya. The region's name comes from the Kunene River which forms the northern border with Angola. Besides the capital Opuwo, the region contains the municipality of Outjo, the town Khorixas and the self-governed village Kamanjab. Kunene is home to the Himba people, a subtribe of the Herero. As of 2020, Kunene had 58,548 registered voters.
Linyanti is a constituency in the Zambezi Region of Namibia. As of 2020, the constituency had 4,493 registered voters. The area includes a large marshland. In August 2013, Linyanti Constituency lost its western part, which became a constituency of its own, namely Judea Lyaboloma Constituency.
Arandis is a constituency in the Erongo Region of central-eastern Namibia. It had a population is 10,093 in 2011, up from 7,590 in 2001. As of 2020, the constituency had 8,888 registered voters.
Elections in Namibia determine who holds public political offices in the country. Namibia is a semi-presidential representative democratic republic. It runs direct elections every five years for the position of the president and seats in the National Assembly, and every six years for the Regional Councils and the distribution of seats in local authorities. The National Council is elected indirectly by the constituency councillors of Namibia's 14 regions.
The National Council is the upper chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. It reviews bills passed by the lower chamber and makes recommendations for legislation of regional concern to the lower chamber.
Henry Ferdinand Mudge is a Namibian politician and President of the Republican Party. He was the party's only member of the National Assembly of Namibia from 2004 to 2011, when he resigned.
Mpungu is a constituency in the Kavango West region of Namibia. It had a population of 20,787 in 2011, up from 18,660 in 2001, and 9,121 registered voters in 2020, up from 8,924 in 2004.
Mukwe is a constituency in the Kavango East region of Namibia. The district centre is the settlement of Mukwe. It had a population of 27,690 in 2011, up from 27,250 in 2001. The constituency contains the major settlements of Bagani, Kangongo and Divundu, and a number of small populated places such as Andara and Diyogha. As of 2020 the constituency had 16,678 registered voters.
Namibia held elections for their local and regional councils on 26 and 27 November 2010. The terms of regional councillors and local authority representatives were originally set to expire in 2009. As a local and regional election in 2009 would have meant to organise four different elections in one year, this part of the election was postponed and terms of office extended by one year.
Rundu Urban is an electoral constituency in the Kavango East region of Namibia. It covers the urban area of Rundu, the region's capital and one of Namibia's largest cities. The constituency also covers parts of the Sauyemwa, Safari, Tutungeni, Katutura, Donkerhoek and Kehemu neighborhoods. It had a population of 20,953 in 2011, up from 19,173 in 2001. As of 2020 the constituency had 35,740 registered voters.
Namibia held two subnational elections in 1998. Local Authority Council elections were held on 16 February 1998. Regional Council elections were held from 30 November to 1 December 1998.
Ncamagoro Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Kavango West Region of Namibia. As of 2020 the constituency had 6,494 registered voters.
Namibia held elections for their local and regional councils on 27 November 2015. Ballots were cast using electronic voting.
Ncuncuni is a constituency in the Kavango West region of Namibia. It is located west of Rundu, one of Namibia's largest cities. It had a population of 38,281 in 2011, up from 26,623 in 2001. As of 2020 the constituency had 4,554 registered voters.
Local and regional elections were held in Namibia on 25 November 2020 to elect new local and regional councils. The previous round of elections was held in 2015 and won by the ruling SWAPO party.
Events in the year 1992 in Namibia.
