Parliamentary election in Namibia 2004

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Voting shares
 %
80
70
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
75.1
7.2
5.0
4.1
3.5
1.9
0.8
0.4
Gains and losses
compared to 1999
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
-1.1
-2.7
-4.5
+4.1
+0.6
+1.9
+0.1
± 0.0

The parliamentary elections in Namibia 2004 were held on November 15 and 16, 2004 and took place at the same time as the presidential elections. There were nine parties to choose from, with 977,742 people entitled to vote being given the opportunity to vote in one of the total of 1168, partly mobile, polling stations.

Observers rated the elections as free and fair.

Election campaign

The election campaign is described as rather colorless, which was due to the fact that the opposition did not have any outstanding personalities and could not do anything against the dominance of the ruling party SWAPO. The only topic discussed was a possible land reform.

Election results

5
55
3
6th
3
4th
1
1
5 55 3 6th 3 4th 1 1 
A total of 78 seats
Political party be right Voting shares Change from 1999 Seats Change from 1999
Flag of South West Africa People's Organization.svg SWAPO 620.609 75.1% −1.15%   55 ± 0
Flag of the Congress of Democrats (Namibia) .svg Congress of Democrats (COD) 59,464 7.2% −2.74%   5 −2  
DTA of Namibia (DTA) 42,070 5.0% −4.48%   4th −3  
National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) 34,814 4.1% New 3 New
United Democratic Front (UDF) 30,355 3.5% + 0.57%   3 +1  
Republican Party (RP) 16,187 1.9% New 1 New
Logo Monitor Aksiegroep2.png Monitor Action Group (MAG) 6,950 0.8% + 0.13%   1 ± 0
Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NamDMC) 4,380 0.5% New - New
Flag of South West African National Union.svg SWANU of Namibia (SWANU) 3,610 0.4% +0.05 - New
appointed by President 6th
Overall (turnout 84.4%)   100% 78

Source: Namibia Electoral Commission / Allgemeine Zeitung of March 17, 2005

Comments on the election

Following the election, there were initially delays in the announcement of the election results, which led to displeasure among observers, political parties and the population. Due to various inconsistencies, the CoD and the RP, with the support of the National Society for Human Rights and other parties, requested a review of the election results of the parliamentary elections. As a result, the election result was annulled by the High Court at the beginning of March 2005 , but the vote as such was declared lawful. However, the recounting of votes that was initiated confirmed the first election results, with a deviation of 0.3% compared to the first counting of votes.

government

Thanks to its clear victory, SWAPO can continue its sole government undisturbed with more than two thirds of the votes.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Preparations finished. In: Allgemeine Zeitung . November 12, 2004, accessed on May 17, 2009 (German).
  2. ↑ Debie LeBeau / Edith Dima: Multiparty Democracy an Elections in Namibia . Ed .: EISA. Johannesburg, South Africa 2005, p. 110 .
  3. ↑ a b Wolfgang Maier: Parliament and presidential elections in Namibia in November 2004. (pdf) In: KAS-Auslandsinformationen. Retrieved November 26, 2010 .
  4. ↑ Election director asks residents for calm and patience ( memento from February 21, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  5. ↑ Voters were cheated many times. In: Allgemeine Zeitung . December 20, 2004, accessed on May 19, 2009 (German).
  6. ↑ a b Country information portal Namibia. (No longer available online.) In: InWEnt . Archived from the original on June 30, 2009 ; accessed on May 19, 2009 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / liportal.inwent.org
  7. ↑ The election result was canceled. In: Allgemeine Zeitung . March 11, 2005, accessed on May 19, 2009 (German).
  8. ↑ Recount confirms result ( memento from February 19, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )