(Only Citizens of European "White" Descent were allowed
to participate in National Elections until 1978)
SOUTH WEST AFRICA
Local, Regional, & Ethnically Based
Elections: (1970-1980)
NAMIBIA
Legislative
Referenda
26 May 1926 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
|
Party |
Number of Seats (12)* |
|
German League in South West Africa (DB) |
07 |
|
National Party of South West Africa (NPSWA) |
03 |
|
Independents |
02 |
*An additional 6 members were appointed by the Administrator -
4 South Africans and 2 Germans.
03 July 1929 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) | The
United National South West Party (UNSWP) won a two-thirds majority in the election, however, South West Africa Administrator
A.J. Wertg neutralized the result by appointing more Germans to the Assembly. No figures are available.
31 October 1934 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) | No
information on the distribution of seats by party or percentage of votes won is unavailable, however the results are said
to reveal a shift towards the United National South West Party (UNSWP) away from the German League in South West Africa (DB).
21 February 1940 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
|
Party |
Number of Seats* |
|
United National South West Party (UNSWP) |
- |
|
National Party of South West Africa (NPSWA) |
02 | *The total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly is not available. The total number of seats won by the United
National South West Party (UNSWP) is unavailable, however it won enough to remain the ruling party.
19 May 1945 Legislative Assembly Election**
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
|
Party |
Number of Seats* |
|
United National South West Party (UNSWP) |
16 |
*The total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly
is not available.
**The
National Party of South West Africa (NPSWA) won no seats in the election, but the South West Africa administrator appointed
two of the party’s members to the assembly.
30 August 1950 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) | The
National Party of South West Africa (NPSWA) won the election. No figures are available.
April 1953 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) | The
National Party of South West Africa (NPSWA) wins the election. No further information is available.
16 November 1955 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) | The
National Party of South West Africa (NPSWA) won the election. No figures are available.
24 April 1974 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) | The
National Party of South West Africa (NPSWA) won the last all-White election. No figures are available.
4-8 December 1978 Legislative Assembly Election*
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
|
Party |
% of Votes |
|
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
82.1% |
|
Action Front for the Retention of Turnhalle Principles (ACTUR) |
11.9% |
|
Namibia Christian Democratic Party (NCDP) |
2.8% |
|
Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP) |
1.8% |
|
Rehoboth Liberation Front (RLF) |
1.4% |
*The number of seats won by each party is not available.
The South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), South West Africa People's Organization-Democrats (SWAPO-D), and
Namibia National Front (NNF) were excluded from the election.
Local, Regional, & Ethnically Based Elections
11 March 1970 - Local Authority
"all-White" elections are held
01-02 August 1973 - Elections
held in Ovamboland (Voter Turnout Approximately 2.5%)
29-30 August 1973 - Elections
held in Kavangoland (66.2% Turnout)
30 October 1974 - Elections held
for the South West Africa Coloured Council (Won by the Federal Coloured People's Party - FCPP)
January 1975 - New Elections held
in Ovamboland after a very low turnout in the 1973 poll
27 July 1976 - Elections for the
Lozi Legislative Assembly take place in the Eastern Caprivi Strip (83% Turnout)
31 October 1977 - Elections for
the Rehoboth Volksraad [Assembly] are held
11-13 November 1980 - Elections
for the nine ethnic authorities take place (No ethnic elections take place in Ovamboland, the Caprivi Strip, Bushmanland and
Rehoboth)
07-11 November 1989 Constituent Assembly Election*
|
Registered Voters |
701,483 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
680,788 (97.0%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
9,958 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
670,830 |
|
Party |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Number of Seats (72) |
|
South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) |
384,567 |
57.33% |
41 |
|
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
191,532 |
28.55% |
21 |
|
United Democratic Front (UDF) |
37,874 |
5.65% |
04 |
|
Action Christian National (ACN) |
23,728 |
3.53% |
03 |
|
National Patriotic Front (NPF) |
10,693 |
1.59% |
01 |
|
Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN) |
10,452 |
1.56% |
01 |
|
Namibia National Front (NNF) |
5,344 |
0.80% |
01 |
|
South West Africa People’s Organization-Democrats (SWAPO-D) |
3,161 |
0.99% |
- |
|
Christian Democratic Action for Social Justice (CDA) |
2,495 |
0.99% |
- |
|
Namibia National Democratic Party (NNDP) |
984 |
0.99% |
- |
*Upon independence, 21 March 1990, the Constituent Assembly
became the National Assembly.
30 November-03 December 1992 National Council Election
|
Party |
Number of Seats (26) |
|
South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) |
19 |
|
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
06 |
|
United Democratic Front (UDF) |
01 |
07-08 December 1994 Presidential Election
|
Registered Voters |
654,189 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
Not Available |
|
Total Valid Votes |
485,295 |
|
Candidate (Party) |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
Sam Nujoma (SWAPO) |
370,452 |
76.34% |
|
Mishake Muyongo (DTA) |
114,843 |
23.66% |
07-08 December 1994 National Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
654,189 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
497,499 (76.0%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
7,863 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
489,636 |
|
Party |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Number of Seats (72) |
|
South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) |
361,800 |
73.89% |
53 |
|
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
101,748 |
20.78% |
15 |
|
United Democratic Front (UDF) |
13,309 |
2.72% |
02 |
|
Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN) |
4,058 |
0.83% |
01 |
|
Monitor Action Group (MAG) |
4,005 |
0.82% |
01 |
|
South West African National Union (SWANU) |
2,598 |
0.53% |
- |
|
Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN) |
1,166 |
0.24% |
- |
|
Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP) |
952 |
0.19% |
- |
30 November-01 December 1998 National Council Election
|
Party |
Number of Seats (26) |
|
South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) |
21 |
|
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
04 |
|
United Democratic Front (UDF) |
01 |
30 November-01 December 1999 Presidential Election
|
Registered Voters |
878,869 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
545,465 (62.1%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
6,441 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
539,024 |
|
Candidate (Party) |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
Sam Nujoma (SWAPO) |
414,096 |
76.82% |
|
Ben Ulenga (COD) |
56,541 |
10.49% |
|
Katuutire Kaura (DTA) |
52,752 |
9.79% |
|
Justus Garoëb (UDF) |
15,635 |
2.90% |
30 November-01 December 1999 National Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
861,848 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
541,114 (62.8%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
5,078 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
536,036 |
|
Party/[Coalition] |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Number of Seats (72)* |
|
South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) |
408,174 |
76.15% |
55 |
|
Congress of Democrats (COD) |
53,289 |
9.94% |
07 |
|
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
50,824 |
9.48% |
07 |
|
United Democratic Front (UDF) |
15,685 |
2.93% |
02 |
|
Monitor Action Group (MAG) |
3,618 |
0.67% |
01 |
|
South West Africa National Union-Workers Revolutionary Party [SWANU-WRP] |
1,885 |
0.35% |
- |
|
Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN) |
1,797 |
0.34% |
- |
|
Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN) |
764 |
0.14% |
- |
*Not included in the Total are six members appointed
by the President, bringing the overall total to 78 members in the National Assembly.
15-16 November 2004 Presidential Election
|
Registered Voters |
977,742 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
833,165 (85.2%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
14,805 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
818,360 |
|
Candidate (Party) |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
Hifikepunye Pohamba (SWAPO) |
625,605 |
76.44% |
|
Ben Ulenga (COD) |
59,547 |
7.28% |
|
Katuutire Kaura (DTA) |
41,905 |
5.12% |
|
Kuaima Riruako (NUDO) |
34,616 |
4.23% |
|
Justus Garoëb (UDF) |
31,354 |
3.83% |
|
Henk Mudge (RP) |
15,955 |
1.95% |
|
Kosie Pretorius (MAG) |
9,378 |
1.15% |
15-16 November 2004 National Assembly Election*
|
Registered Voters |
977,742 (977,742) |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
827,042 (829,269) [84.6% (84.8%)] |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
11,405 (10,830) |
|
Total Valid Votes |
815,637 (818,439) |
|
Party |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes** |
Number of Seats (72) |
|
South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) |
620,787 (620,609) |
76.11% (75.83%) |
55 (55) |
|
Congress of Democrats (COD) |
59,465 (59,464) |
7.29% (7.27%) |
05 (05) |
|
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
41,714 (42,070) |
5.11% (5.14%) |
04 (04) |
|
National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) |
33,874 (34,814) |
4.15% (4.25%) |
03 (03) |
|
United Democratic Front (UDF) |
29,336 (30,355) |
3.60% (3.71%) |
03 (03) |
|
Republican Party (RP) |
15,965 (16,187) |
1.96% (1.98%) |
01 (01) |
|
Monitor Action Group (MAG) |
6,920 (6,950) |
0.85% (0.85%) |
01 (01) |
|
Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC) |
4,138 (4,380) |
0.51% (0.54%) |
- (-) |
|
South West Africa National Union (SWANU) |
3,438 (3,610) |
0.42% (0.44%) |
- (-) |
*After the election, two opposition parties, the Congress
of Democrats (COD) and the Republican Party (RP), questioned the high voter turnout and the counting process and formally
filed a court application to have the polls declared null and void, or to have all ballots recounted. On 10 March 2005, the
High Court in Windhoek ordered a recount of the ballots within five days of the judgment. Results of the recount appear within
the parentheses.
**Most Sources, including the government’s site,
gave the following sets of figures regarding percentage of votes received: SWAPO 75.1%, COD 7.2%, DTA 5.0%, NUDO 4.1%, UDF
3.5%, RP 1.9%, MAG 0.8%, NDMC 0.5%, and SWANU 0.4%. Invalid ballots constitute the remaining 1.4% of votes cast. Percentage
figures in the table above exclude the invalid ballots. This statement applies only to the percentage figures [not in parenthesis]
released before the recount.
29-30 November 2004 National Council Election
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Party |
Number of Seats (26) |
|
South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) |
24 |
|
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
01 |
|
United Democratic Front (UDF) |
01 |
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