Note: Only citizens
of European "White" Descent were allowed to participate in elections until 1978.
SOUTH WEST AFRICA
Legislative: 1926, 1929, 1934, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1961, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1978
Local, Regional, & Ethnically Based
Elections: (1970-1980)
NAMIBIA
Legislative
--Constituent Assembly: 1989
Referendums
26 May 1926 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (12)* |
| United National South West Party
(UNSWP) |
7 |
| National Party of South West Africa
(NPSWA) |
3 |
| Independents |
2 |
*An additional 6 members were appointed by the Administrator -
4 South Africans and 2 Germans.
3 July 1929 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (12)* |
| United National South West Party
(UNSWP) |
8 |
| German League in South West Africa
(DB) |
4 |
*An additional 6 members were appointed by the Administrator - 3
South Africans and 3 Germans.
31 October 1934 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (12) |
| United National South West Party
(UNSWP) |
9 |
| Others |
3 |
21 February 1940 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (12) |
| United National South West Party
(UNSWP) |
10 |
| National Party of South West Africa
(NPSWA) |
2 |
19 May 1945 Legislative Assembly Election**
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (16)* |
| United National South West Party
(UNSWP) |
16 |
*Directly-elected seats only. **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) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (18) |
| National Party of South West Africa
(NPSWA) |
15 |
| United National South West Party
(UNSWP) |
3 |
16 November 1955 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (18) |
| National Party of South West Africa
(NPSWA) |
16 |
| United National South West Party
(UNSWP) |
2 |
8 March 1961 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (18) |
| National Party of South West Africa
(NPSWA) |
16 |
| United National South West Party
(UNSWP) |
2 |
15 September 1965 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
37,264 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (18) |
| National Party of South West Africa
(NPSWA) |
18 |
20 April 1970 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (18) |
| National Party of South West Africa
(NPSWA) |
18 |
24 April 1974 Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
| Party |
Number of Seats (18) |
| National Party of South West Africa
(NPSWA) |
18 |
4-8 December 1978 Legislative Assembly Election*
|
Registered Voters |
412,635 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
331,055 (80.2%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
4,791 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
326,264 |
| Party |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Number of Seats (50) |
| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
268,130 |
82.18% |
41 |
| Action Front for the Retention of Turnhalle
Principles (ACTUR) |
38,716 |
11.87% |
6 |
| Namibia Christian Democratic Party (NCDP) |
9,073 |
2.78% |
1 |
| Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP) |
5,781 |
1.77% |
1 |
| Rehoboth Liberation Front (RLF) |
4,564 |
1.40% |
1 |
*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
1-2 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)
7-11 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% |
4 |
| Action Christian National (ACN) |
23,728 |
3.53% |
3 |
| National Patriotic Front (NPF) |
10,693 |
1.59% |
1 |
| Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN) |
10,452 |
1.56% |
1 |
| Namibia National Front (NNF) |
5,344 |
0.80% |
1 |
| South West Africa People's Organization-Democrats
(SWAPO-D) |
3,161 |
0.47% |
- |
| Christian Democratic Action for Social Justice
(CDA) |
2,495 |
0.37% |
- |
| National Democratic Party (NDP) |
984 |
0.15% |
- |
Note: The President could appoint
as many as six non-voting members to the National Assembly.
*Upon independence, 21 March 1990, the Constituent Assembly
became the National Assembly.
|
Registered Voters |
654,189 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
497,508 (76.0%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
12,213 |
|
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% |
7-8 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% |
2 |
| Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN) |
4,058 |
0.83% |
1 |
| Monitor Action Group (MAG) |
4,005 |
0.82% |
1 |
| 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% |
- |
Note: The President could appoint
as many as six non-voting members to the National Assembly.
30 November-1 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-1 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% |
7 |
| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
50,824 |
9.48% |
7 |
| United Democratic Front (UDF) |
15,685 |
2.93% |
2 |
| Monitor Action Group (MAG) |
3,618 |
0.67% |
1 |
| 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% |
- |
Note: The President could appoint
as many as six non-voting members to 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%) |
5 (5) |
| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
41,714
(42,070) |
5.11%
(5.14%) |
4 (4) |
| National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) |
33,874
(34,814) |
4.15%
(4.25%) |
3 (3) |
| United Democratic Front (UDF) |
29,336
(30,355) |
3.60%
(3.71%) |
3 (3) |
| Republican Party (RP) |
15,965
(16,187) |
1.96%
(1.98%) |
1 (1) |
| Monitor Action Group (MAG) |
6,920
(6,950) |
0.85%
(0.85%) |
1 (1) |
| 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%) |
- (-) |
Note: The President could
appoint as many as six non-voting members to the National Assembly. *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 parentheses]
released before the recount.
27-28 November 2009 Presidential Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
812,233 (N/A) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
12,363 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
799,870 |
| Candidate (Party) |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
| Hifikepunye Pohamba (SWAPO) |
611,241 |
76.42% |
| Hidipo Hamutenya (RDP) |
88,640 |
11.08% |
| Katuutire Kaura (DTA) |
24,186 |
3.02% |
| Kuaima Riruako (NUDO) |
23,735 |
2.97% |
| Justus Garoëb (UDF) |
19,258 |
2.41% |
| Ignatius Shixwameni (APP) |
9,981 |
1.25% |
| Henk Mudge (RP) |
9,425 |
1.18% |
| Ben Ulenga (COD) |
5,812 |
0.73% |
| Usutuaije Maamberua (SWANU) |
2,968 |
0.37% |
| David Isaacs (DPN) |
1,859 |
0.23% |
| Frans Goagoseb (NDMC) |
1,760 |
0.22% |
| Attie Beukes (CP) |
1,005 |
0.13% |
27-28 November 2009 National Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
811,143 (N/A) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
10,576 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
800,567 |
| Party |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Number of Seats (72) |
| South West Africa People's Organization
(SWAPO) |
602,580 |
75.27% |
54 |
| Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) |
90,556 |
11.31% |
8 |
| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
25,393 |
3.17% |
2 |
| National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) |
24,422 |
3.05% |
2 |
| United Democratic Front (UDF) |
19,489 |
2.43% |
2 |
| All People's Party (APP) |
10,795 |
1.35% |
1 |
| Republican Party (RP) |
6,541 |
0.82% |
1 |
| Congress of Democrats (COD) |
5,375 |
0.67% |
1 |
| South West Africa National Union (SWANU) |
4,989 |
0.62% |
1 |
| Monitor Action Group (MAG) |
4,718 |
0.59% |
- |
| Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN) |
1,942 |
0.24% |
- |
| Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC) |
1,770 |
0.22% |
- |
| National Democratic Party (NDP) |
1,187 |
0.15% |
- |
| Communist Party (CP) |
810 |
0.10% |
- |
Note: The President could
appoint as many as six non-voting members to the National Assembly.
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