National Assembly | |
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| 8th National Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 21 March 1990[1] |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 104 |
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Political groups | Government (59) SWAPO (51) Appointed members (8) Official opposition (20) IPC (20) Other parties (25) AR (6) PDM (5) LPM (5) UDF (1) NEFF (1) SWANU (1) RP (1) NUDO (1) APP (1) NDP (1) BCP (1) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Closed listproportional representation and appointments by thePresident | |
Last election | 27–30 November 2024 |
Next election | 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Tintenpalast,Windhoek,Khomas Region,Namibia | |
| Website | |
| Parliament of Namibia | |
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TheNational Assembly is thelower chamber ofNamibia'sbicameralParliament. Its laws must be approved by theNational Council, theupper house. Since 2014, it has a total of 104 members. 96 members are directly elected through a system ofclosed listproportional representation and serve five-year terms.[2] Eight additional members are appointed by thePresident. Since March 2025,SWAPO memberSaara Kuugongelwa has been theSpeaker of the National Assembly.[3]
Namibia's National Assembly emerged onIndependence Day on 21 March 1990 from theConstituent Assembly of Namibia, following the elections of November 1989. That election, under guidelines established by theUnited Nations, includedforeign observers in an effort to ensure afree and fair election process. The current National Assembly was formed followingelections on 27 November 2024.
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAPO | 583,300 | 53.38 | -12.07 | 51 | −12 | |
| Independent Patriots for Change | 220,809 | 20.21 | New | 20 | New | |
| Affirmative Repositioning | 72,227 | 6.61 | New | 6 | New | |
| Popular Democratic Movement | 59,839 | 5.48 | -11.17 | 5 | −11 | |
| Landless People's Movement | 56,971 | 5.21 | +0.46 | 5 | +1 | |
| United Democratic Front | 16,828 | 1.54 | -0.25 | 1 | −1 | |
| Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters | 11,743 | 1.07 | -0.59 | 1 | −1 | |
| SWANU | 11,484 | 1.05 | +0.40 | 1 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 10,942 | 1.00 | -0.77 | 1 | −1 | |
| National Unity Democratic Organisation | 10,687 | 0.98 | -0.98 | 1 | −1 | |
| All People's Party | 7,219 | 0.66 | -1.13 | 1 | −1 | |
| National Democratic Party | 6,647 | 0.61 | +0.05 | 1 | +1 | |
| Body of Christ Party | 5,763 | 0.53 | New | 1 | New | |
| Rally for Democracy and Progress | 3,308 | 0.30 | -0.79 | 0 | −1 | |
| National Empowerment Fighting Corruption | 3,216 | 0.29 | New | 0 | New | |
| United Namibians Party | 2,706 | 0.25 | New | 0 | New | |
| Action Democratic Movement Party | 2,286 | 0.21 | New | 0 | New | |
| United People's Movement | 2,143 | 0.20 | New | 0 | New | |
| Congress of Democrats | 1,800 | 0.16 | -0.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Voice | 1,452 | 0.13 | -0.58 | 0 | −1 | |
| National Patriotic Front | 1,315 | 0.12 | -0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Appointed members | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1,092,685 | 100.00 | – | 103 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,092,685 | 98.57 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 15,898 | 1.43 | ||||
| Total votes | 1,108,583 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,449,569 | 76.48 | +16.10 | |||
| Source:Electoral Commission of Namibia (votes, 100% reported);Namvotes (seats, 87.63% reported) | ||||||
| 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 aone party dominant state since its independence in 1990, Namibian elections have been transparent, free, and largely fair.[3][4]
