National Assembly (Namibia)
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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
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Previous National Assembly election results
| Political party | Election Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1994 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | 2014 | 2019 | ||
| South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) | 41 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 77 | 63 | |
| Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |
| Landless People's Movement (LPP) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| All People's Party (APP) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Democratic Front (UDF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Republican Party (RP) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| South West Africa National Union (SWANU) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of Democrats (COD) | - | - | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monitor Action Group (MAG) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN) | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Action Christian National (ACN) | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Namibia Patriotic Front (NPF) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Namibia National Front (NNF) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 96 | 96 | |
Despite being a one party dominant state since its independence in 1990, Namibian elections have been transparent, free, and largely fair.[2][3]
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
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External links
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