National Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 23 February 1993[1] |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Chairperson | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 42 |
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Political groups | Government (39) SWAPO (39) Official opposition (2) PDM (2) Other parties (1) UDF (1) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Indirect election by Regional Councils | |
Last election | 26 November 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| National Council Building,Windhoek,Khomas Region,Namibia | |
| Website | |
| Parliament of Namibia | |
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TheNational Council is theupper chamber ofNamibia'sbicameralParliament. It reviews bills passed by thelower chamber and makes recommendations for legislation of regional concern to the lower chamber.[3]
The 42 National Council members are indirectly elected by regional councils for a term of five years.[4] Each of the 14regional councils chooses three of its members to serve on the National Council.[5] Thelast regional council elections were held on 25 November 2020.
Political party distribution in the current[update] National Council is as follows:[6]
The National Council meets in the capitalWindhoek in the National Council Building next to theTintenpalast. The chairperson as of December 2020 is Lukas Muha.
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1998 | 2004 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | ||
| South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 28 | 39 | |
| Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Democratic Front (UDF) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Landless People's Movement (LPM) | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | |
| Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Independent | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Total | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |
