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National Assembly (Namibia)
| National Assembly |
|---|
| 8th National Assembly |
| Lower House of the Parliament of Namibia |
| 21 March 1990 |
| Saara Kuugongelwa, SWAPO since 21 March 2025 |
| Phillipus Katamelo, SWAPO since 21 March 2025 |
| 104 |
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| 5 years |
| Closed list proportional representation and appointments by the President |
| 4–5 December 1994 |
| 27–30 November 2024 |
| 2029 |
| Tintenpalast, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia |
| Parliament of Namibia |
The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. Its laws must be approved by the National Council, the upper house. Since 2014, 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. Since March 2025, SWAPO member Saara Kuugongelwa has been the Speaker of the National Assembly.
Namibia's National Assembly emerged on Independence Day on 21 March 1990 from the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, following the elections of November 1989. That election, under guidelines established by the United Nations, was monitored by foreign observers in an effort to ensure a free and fair election process. The current National Assembly was formed following elections 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 | |
| 1,092,685 | 98.57 | |||||
| 15,898 | 1.43 | |||||
| 1,108,583 | 100.00 | |||||
| 1,449,569 | 76.48 | +16.10 | ||||
| Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia (votes, 100% reported); Namvotes (seats, 87.63% reported) |
| Political party | Election Year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 a one-party dominant state since its independence in 1990, Namibian elections have been transparent, free, and largely fair.
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