National Assembly (Namibia)

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National Assembly
8th National Assembly
Coat of arms of Namibia.svg
Type
Type
History
Founded21 March 1990 [1]
Leadership
Saara Kuugongelwa, SWAPO
since 21 March 2025
Phillipus Katamelo, SWAPO
since 21 March 2025
Structure
Seats104
Seating of the National Assembly of Namibia, 2024.svg
Political groups
Government (59)
   SWAPO (51)
  Appointed members (8)
Official opposition (20)
   IPC (20)
Other parties (25)
   AR (6)
   PDM (5)
   LPM (5)
   UDF (1)
   NEFF (1)
   SWANU (1)
   RP (1)
   NUDO (1)
   APP (1)
   NDP (1)
   BCP (1)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Closed list proportional representation and appointments by the President
Last election
 27–30 November 2024
Next election
2029
Meeting place
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Tintenpalast, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Website
Parliament of Namibia

The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. Its laws must be approved by the National Council, the upper house. Since 2014, it has a total of 104 members. 96 members are directly elected through a system of closed list proportional representation and serve five-year terms. [2] Eight additional members are appointed by the President. Since March 2025, SWAPO member Saara Kuugongelwa has been the Speaker of the National Assembly. [3]

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Namibia's National Assembly emerged on Independence Day on 21 March 1990 from the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, following the elections of November 1989. That election, under guidelines established by the United Nations, included foreign observers in an effort to ensure a free and fair election process. The current National Assembly was formed following elections on 27 November 2024.

2024 elections

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
SWAPO 583,30053.38-12.0751−12
Independent Patriots for Change 220,80920.21New20New
Affirmative Repositioning 72,2276.61New6New
Popular Democratic Movement 59,8395.48-11.175−11
Landless People's Movement 56,9715.21+0.465+1
United Democratic Front 16,8281.54-0.251−1
Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters 11,7431.07-0.591−1
SWANU 11,4841.05+0.4010
Republican Party 10,9421.00-0.771−1
National Unity Democratic Organisation 10,6870.98-0.981−1
All People's Party 7,2190.66-1.131−1
National Democratic Party 6,6470.61+0.051+1
Body of Christ Party 5,7630.53New1New
Rally for Democracy and Progress 3,3080.30-0.790−1
National Empowerment Fighting Corruption3,2160.29New0New
United Namibians Party2,7060.25New0New
Action Democratic Movement Party 2,2860.21New0New
United People's Movement 2,1430.20New0New
Congress of Democrats 1,8000.16-0.4000
Christian Democratic Voice 1,4520.13-0.580−1
National Patriotic Front 1,3150.12-0.1000
Appointed members80
Total1,092,685100.00–1030
Valid votes1,092,68598.57
Invalid/blank votes15,8981.43
Total votes1,108,583100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,449,56976.48+16.10
Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia (votes, 100% reported); Namvotes (seats, 87.63% reported)

Previous National Assembly election results

Political partyElection Year
1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019
South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO)41535555547763
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM)2115742516
Landless People's Movement (LPP)------4
National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)---3222
All People's Party (APP)----122
United Democratic Front (UDF)4223222
Republican Party (RP)---1112
Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF)------2
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP)----831
Christian Democratic Voice (CDV)------1
South West Africa National Union (SWANU)-000111
Congress of Democrats (COD)--75100
Monitor Action Group (MAG)-11100-
Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN)-10----
Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN)100----
Action Christian National (ACN)3------
Namibia Patriotic Front (NPF)1------
Namibia National Front (NNF)1------
Total72727272729696

Despite being a one party dominant state since its independence in 1990, Namibian elections have been transparent, free, and largely fair. [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1st National Assembly: 1990 - 1995". Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Namibia". 5 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 "How to Register as a Voter". Electoral Commission of Namibia. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Namibia Rebel Group Wins Vote, But It Falls Short of Full Control". The New York Times. 15 November 1989. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
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