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National Election Results

14 May 2004 Local Authority Elections in Namibia
Election Results
 
 
 
 
Arandis Local Authority
Registered Voters   2,143
Total Votes         1,210 [Voter Turnout: 56.5%]
Invalid/Blank Votes     7
Total Valid Votes   1,203

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

753

62.6%

04

United Democratic Front (UDF)

295

24.5%

02

Congress of Democrats (COD)

139

11.6%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

16

1.3%

-

 
Aranos Local Authority
Registered Voters   1,766
Total Votes         1,202 [Voter Turnout: 68.1%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    13
Total Valid Votes   1,189

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

733

61.6%

03

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

234

19.7%

01

Republican Party (RP)

182

15.3%

01

Congress of Democrats (COD)

40

3.4%

-

 
Aroab Local Authority
Registered Voters   974
Total Votes         718 [Voter Turnout: 73.7%]
Invalid/Blank Votes  15
Total Valid Votes   703

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

276

39.3%

02

Congress of Democrats (COD)

242

34.4%

02

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

185

26.3%

01

 
Berseba Local Authority
Registered Voters   573
Total Votes         417 [Voter Turnout: 72.8%]
Invalid/Blank Votes   6
Total Valid Votes   411

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

230

56.0%

03

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

99

24.1%

01

Congress of Democrats (COD)

91

14.8%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

21

5.1%

-

 
Bethanie Local Authority
Registered Voters   1,070
Total Votes           615 [Voter Turnout: 57.5%]
Invalid/Blank Votes     9
Total Valid Votes     606

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

307

50.7%

03

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

299

49.3%

02

 
Eenhana Local Authority
Registered Voters   2,234
Total Votes         1,283 [Voter Turnout: 57.4%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    16
Total Valid Votes   1,267

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

1,236

97.6%

07

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

31

2.4%

-

 
Gibeon Local Authority
Registered Voters   1,910
Total Votes         1,029 [Voter Turnout: 53.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    26
Total Valid Votes   1,003

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

Congress of Democrats (COD)

410

40.9%

02

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

337

33.6%

02

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

169

16.8%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

87

8.7%

-

 
Gobabis Local Authority
Registered Voters   9,330
Total Votes         5,273 [Voter Turnout: 56.5%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    51
Total Valid Votes   5,222

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

3,068

58.8%

04

Gobabis Residents’ Association (GRA)

1,031

19.7%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

520

10.0%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

365

7.0%

01

Congress of Democrats (COD)

238

4.6%

-

 
Gochas Local Authority
Registered Voters   946
Total Votes         547 [Voter Turnout: 57.8%]
Invalid/Blank Votes   9
Total Valid Votes   538

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

266

49.4%

02

Congress of Democrats (COD)

160

29.7%

02

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

112

20.8%

01

 
Grootfontein Local Authority*
Registered Voters   7,312
Total Votes           N/A [Voter Turnout: 45.7%]
Invalid/Blank Votes   N/A
Total Valid Votes   3,340

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

2,064

61.8%

04

Congress of Democrats (COD)

663

19.9%

01

Republican Party (RP)

213

6.4%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

200

6.0%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

200

6.0%

-

*Due to a tie between the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) and the National Unity Democratic Organization, a ballot recount was ordered to determine the awarding of the final seat. After the recount, the DTA received the seat.
 
Helao Nafidi Local Authority
Registered Voters  3,900
No Elections Held; SWAPO was the only party to field candidates and their 7 nominees were declared elected unopposed
 
Henties Bay Local Authority
Registered Voters   2,184
Total Votes         1,735 [Voter Turnout: 79.4%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    10
Total Valid Votes   1,725

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

656

38.0%

03

Henties Bay Civic Association (HBCA)

624

36.2%

03

United Democratic Front (UDF)

293

17.0%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

88

5.1%

-

Congress of Democrats (COD)

64

3.7%

-

 
Kalkrand Local Authority
Registered Voters   626
Total Votes         495 [Voter Turnout: 79.1%]
Invalid/Blank Votes   6
Total Valid Votes   489

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

237

48.5%

02

Congress of Democrats (COD)

180

36.8%

02

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

72

14.7%

01

 
Kamanjab Local Authority
Registered Voters   887
Total Votes         632 [Voter Turnout: 71.3%]
Invalid/Blank Votes  14
Total Valid Votes   618

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

United Democratic Front (UDF)

262

42.4%

02

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

257

41.6%

02

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

56

9.1%

01

Congress of Democrats (COD)

43

7.0%

-

 
Karasburg Local Authority
Registered Voters   2,550
Total Votes         1,531 [Voter Turnout: 60.0%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    22
Total Valid Votes   1,509

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

1,040

68.9%

05

Congress of Democrats (COD)

290

19.2%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

179

11.9%

01

 
Karibib Local Authority
Registered Voters   2,341
Total Votes         1,343 [Voter Turnout: 57.4%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    27
Total Valid Votes   1,316

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

583

44.3%

03

United Democratic Front (UDF)

388

29.5%

02

Congress of Democrats (COD)

212

16.1%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

69

5.2%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

64

4.9%

-

 
Katima Mulilo Local Authority
Registered Voters   10,490
Total Votes          4,868 [Voter Turnout: 46.4%]
Invalid/Blank Votes     66
Total Valid Votes    4,802

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

3,182

66.3%

05

Congress of Democrats (COD)

725

15.1%

01

Republican Party (RP)

364

7.6%

01

Katima Alliance Democratic Association (KADA)

354

7.4%

-

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

177

3.7%

-

 
Keetmanshoop Local Authority
Registered Voters   8,663
Total Votes         4,789 [Voter Turnout: 55.3%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    72
Total Valid Votes   4,717

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

2,284

48.4%

03

Congress of Democrats (COD)

1,174

24.9%

02

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

751

16.0%

01

Republican Party (RP)

285

6.0%

01

United Democratic Front (UDF)

223

4.7%

-

 
Khorixas Local Authority
Registered Voters   4,224
Total Votes         2,857 [Voter Turnout: 67.6%]
Invalid/Blank Votes     7
Total Valid Votes   2,850

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

United Democratic Front (UDF)

1,540

54.0%

04

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

1,071

37.6%

03

Congress of Democrats (COD)

156

5.5%

-

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

83

2.9%

-

 
Koës Local Authority
Registered Voters   1,033
Total Votes           670 [Voter Turnout: 64.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes     7
Total Valid Votes     663

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

450

67.9%

03

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

160

24.1%

01

Republican Party (RP)

53

8.0%

01

 
Leonardville Local Authority
Registered Voters   657
Total Votes         459 [Voter Turnout: 69.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes   9
Total Valid Votes   450

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

218

48.4%

02

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

176

39.1%

02

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

56

12.4%

01

 
Lüderitz Local Authority
Registered Voters   8,030
Total Votes         4,246 [Voter Turnout: 52.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    72
Total Valid Votes   4,174

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

3,710

88.9%

06

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

464

11.1%

01

 
Maltahöhe Local Authority
Registered Voters   1,353
Total Votes           834 [Voter Turnout: 61.6%]
Invalid/Blank Votes     3
Total Valid Votes     831

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

534

64.3%

03

Congress of Democrats (COD)

153

18.4%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

144

17.3%

01

 
Mariental Local Authority
Registered Voters   6,056
Total Votes         3,246 [Voter Turnout: 53.6%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    78
Total Valid Votes   3,168

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

2,050

64.7%

05

Congress of Democrats (COD)

628

19.8%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

398

12.6%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

92

2.9%

-

 
Okahandja Local Authority
Registered Voters   9,629
Total Votes         4,620 [Voter Turnout: 48.0%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    94
Total Valid Votes   4,526

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

2,543

56.2%

04

Congress of Democrats (COD)

594

13.1%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

556

12.3%

01

United Democratic Front (UDF)

477

10.5%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

220

4.9%

-

Republican Party (RP)

136

3.0%

-

 
Okakarara Local Authority
Registered Voters   2,952
Total Votes         1,709 [Voter Turnout: 57.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes     7
Total Valid Votes   1,702

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

770

45.2%

03

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

534

31.4%

02

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

398

23.4%

02

 
Omaruru Local Authority
Registered Voters   3,435
Total Votes         2,275 [Voter Turnout: 66.2%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    33
Total Valid Votes   2,242

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

911

40.6%

03

United Democratic Front (UDF)

584

26.0%

02

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

306

13.6%

01

Omaruru Residents’ Association (ORA)

176

7.9%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

158

7.0%

-

Congress of Democrats (COD)

107

4.8%

-

 
Ondangwa Local Authority
Registered Voters   8,864
Total Votes         4,245 [Voter Turnout: 47.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    72
Total Valid Votes   4,173

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

3,818

91.5%

07

Congress of Democrats (COD)

220

5.3%

-

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

135

3.2%

-

 
Ongwediva Local Authority
Registered Voters   7,055
Total Votes         3,680 [Voter Turnout: 52.2%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    71
Total Valid Votes   3,609

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

3,492

96.8%

07

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

117

3.2%

-

 
Opuwo Local Authority
Registered Voters   3,104
Total Votes         1,834 [Voter Turnout: 59.1%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    26
Total Valid Votes   1,808

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

615

34.0%

02

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

538

29.8%

02

Congress of Democrats (COD)

396

21.9%

02

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

259

14.3%

01

 
Oshakati Local Authority
Registered Voters   10,995
Total Votes          5,706 [Voter Turnout: 51.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    170
Total Valid Votes    5,536

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

4,980

90.0%

06

Congress of Democrats (COD)

300

5.4%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

256

4.6%

-

 
Otavi Local Authority
Registered Voters   2,896
Total Votes         1,844 [Voter Turnout: 63.7%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    23
Total Valid Votes   1,821

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

1,607

88.2%

05

Congress of Democrats (COD)

128

7.0%

-

Otavi Residents Association (ORA)

86

4.7%

-

 
Otjiwarongo Local Authority
Registered Voters   11,449
Total Votes          4,820 [Voter Turnout: 42.1%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    126
Total Valid Votes    4,694

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

2,524

53.8%

04

United Democratic Front (UDF)

860

18.3%

01

Association of Otjiwarongo Residents (AOR)

480

10.2%

01

Congress of Democrats (COD)

306

6.5%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

291

6.2%

-

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

233

5.0%

-

 
Outapi Local Authority
Registered Voters  724
No Elections Held; SWAPO was the only party to field candidates and their 7 nominees were declared elected unopposed
 
Outjo Local Authority
Registered Voters   4,144
Total Votes         2,518 [Voter Turnout: 60.8%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    26
Total Valid Votes   2,492

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

902

36.2%

02

United Democratic Front (UDF)

837

33.6%

02

Congress of Democrats (COD)

274

11.0%

01

Republican Party (RP)

271

10.9%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

208

8.3%

01

 
Rehoboth Local Authority
Registered Voters   14,481
Total Votes          7,354 [Voter Turnout: 50.8%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    127
Total Valid Votes    7,227

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

4,778

66.1%

05

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

919

12.7%

01

Congress of Democrats (COD)

760

10.5%

01

Rehoboth Ratepayers Association (RRA)

604

8.4%

-

Republican Party (RP)

166

2.3%

-

 
Rundu Local Authority
Registered Voters   16,090
Total Votes          8,810 [Voter Turnout: 54.8%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    223
Total Valid Votes    8,587

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

6,964

81.1%

06

Congress of Democrats (COD)

1,016

11.8%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

607

7.1%

-

 
Stampriet Local Authority
Registered Voters   797
Total Votes         534 [Voter Turnout: 67.0%]
Invalid/Blank Votes   3
Total Valid Votes   531

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

340

64.0%

03

Congress of Democrats (COD)

146

27.5%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

45

8.5%

01

 
Swakopmund Local Authority
Registered Voters   16,203
Total Votes          9,037 [Voter Turnout: 55.8%]
Invalid/Blank Votes     78
Total Valid Votes    8,959

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (10)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

5,184

57.9%

06

United Democratic Front (UDF)

1,505

16.8%

02

Swakopmund Residents Association (SRA)

1,064

11.9%

01

Congress of Democrats (COD)

595

6.6%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

318

3.5%

-

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

293

3.3%

-

 
Tses Local Authority
Registered Voters   650
Total Votes         461 [Voter Turnout: 70.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes   0
Total Valid Votes   461

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

221

47.9%

03

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

128

27.8%

01

Congress of Democrats (COD)

94

20.4%

01

United Democratic Front (UDF)

18

3.9%

-

 
Tsumeb Local Authority
Registered Voters   8,395
Total Votes         4,299 [Voter Turnout: 51.2%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    27
Total Valid Votes   4,272

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

2,714

63.5%

05

Congress of Democrats (COD)

737

17.3%

01

United Democratic Front (UDF)

447

10.5%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

269

6.3%

-

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

105

2.5%

-

 
Uis Local Authority
Registered Voters   979
Total Votes         658 [Voter Turnout: 67.2%]
Invalid/Blank Votes   6
Total Valid Votes   652

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

United Democratic Front (UDF)

345

52.9%

03

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

243

37.3%

02

Congress of Democrats (COD)

53

8.1%

-

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

11

1.7%

-

 
Usakos Local Authority
Registered Voters   2,284
Total Votes         1,601 [Voter Turnout: 70.1%]
Invalid/Blank Votes    14
Total Valid Votes   1,587

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (07)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

750

47.3%

03

Congress of Democrats (COD)

388

24.4%

02

United Democratic Front (UDF)

373

23.5%

02

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

76

4.8%

-

 
Walvis Bay Local Authority
Registered Voters   25,904
Total Votes          7,846 [Voter Turnout: 30.3%]
Invalid/Blank Votes     67
Total Valid Votes    7,779

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (10)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

6,179

79.4%

08

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

722

9.3%

01

Congress of Democrats (COD)

625

8.0%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

253

3.3%

-

 
Windhoek Local Authority
Registered Voters   130,828
Total Votes          45,760 [Voter Turnout: 35.0%]
Invalid/Blank Votes     689
Total Valid Votes    45,071

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (15)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

28,680

63.6%

10

Congress of Democrats (COD)

4,481

9.9%

01

National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO)

3,570

7.9%

01

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

2,683

6.0%

01

United Democratic Front (UDF)

1,727

3.8%

01

Republican Party (RP)

1,544

3.4%

01

Local Community Association (LCA)

1,305

2.9%

-

Ada-Gui Senior Citizens and Destitute Children’s Association (ADA-GUI)

1,081

2.4%

-

 
Witvlei Local Authority
Registered Voters   666
Total Votes         533 [Voter Turnout: 80.0%]
Invalid/Blank Votes   1
Total Valid Votes   532

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (05)

South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO)

273

51.3%

03

Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC)

186

35.0%

02

United Democratic Front (UDF)

52

9.8%

-

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA)

21

3.9%

-