National Assembly (Namibia)

National Assembly
Type
Type	Lower House of the Parliament of Namibia
Leadership
Speaker	Peter Katjavivi, SWAPO Since 2015
Structure
Seats	104
Political groups	SWAPO Party of Namibia (77)      Popular Democratic Movement (5)      Rally for Democracy and Progress (3)      All People's Party (2)      National Unity Democratic Organization (2)      United Democratic Front (2)      Workers Revolutionary Party (2)      Republican Party (1)      South West Africa National Union (1)      United People's Movement (1)      Appointed members (8)
Elections
Voting system	Closed list proportional representation and appointments by the President
Last election	28 November 2014
Meeting place
Tintenpalast, Windhoek
Website
Parliament of Namibia

Namibia
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Namibia
Constitution Constituent Assembly
Executive President Hage Geingob Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa Cabinet
Legislature National Council Chairman: Asser K. Kapere National Assembly Speaker: Peter Katjavivi
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Peter Shivute
Administrative divisions Regions Constituencies
Elections Recent elections General: 2004 2009 2014 Regional: 2004 2010 2015 Political parties
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The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. 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. Eight additional members are appointed by the President.^[1]

Namibia's National Assembly emerged on Independence Day on 21 March 1990 from the Constituent Assembly of Namibia. The current National Assembly was formed following elections on 28 November 2014. Since 2015, SWAPO member Peter Katjavivi has been the Speaker of the National Assembly.

2014 elections

 Summary of the 28 November 2014 National Assembly of Namibia election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
SWAPO	715,026	80.01	77	23
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance	42,933	4.80	5	3
Rally for Democracy and Progress	31,372	3.51	3	5
All People's Party	20,431	2.29	2	1
United Democratic Front	18,945	2.12	2	0
National Unity Democratic Organisation	17,942	2.01	2	0
Workers Revolutionary Party	13,328	1.49	2	2
SWANU	6,354	0.71	1	0
Republican Party	6,099	0.68	1	0
United People's Movement	6,353	0.71	1	New
Congress of Democrats	3,404	0.38	0	1
Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters	3,259	0.36	0	New
Monitor Action Group	3,073	0.34	0	0
Christian Democratic Voice	2,606	0.29	0	New
National Democratic Party	1,389	0.16	0	0
Democratic Party of Namibia	1,131	0.13	0	0
Total	893,643	100	96	24
Registered voters/turnout	1,241,194	72.00	–	–
Source: Notemba Tjipueja (1 December 2014): Official Announcement of Final Election Results of the 2014 Presidential and National Assembly Elections, Electoral Commission of Namibia

2009 elections

 Summary of the 27 and 28 November 2009 National Assembly of Namibia election results^[2]

Parties		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	South West Africa People's Organization	602,580	74.29	54	1
	Rally for Democracy and Progress	90,556	11.16	8	8
	Democratic Turnhalle Alliance	25,393	3.13	2	2
	National Unity Democratic Organization	24,422	3.01	2	1
	United Democratic Front	19,489	2.40	2	1
	All People’s Party	10,795	1.33	1	1
	Republican Party	6,541	0.81	1	—
	Congress of Democrats	5,375	0.66	1	4
	South West Africa National Union	4,989	0.62	1	1
	Monitor Action Group	4,718	0.58	0	1
	Democratic Party of Namibia	1,942	0.24	0	—
	Namibian Democratic Movement for Change	1,770	0.22	0	—
	National Democratic Party	1,187	0.15	0	—
	Communist Party of Namibia	810	0.10	0	—
Valid votes		800,567	98.70
Invalid votes		10,576	1.30
Total (turnout %)		811,143	100.0	72	—

Previous National Assembly election results

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

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

External links

• Official website