Parliamentary election in Namibia 2014
The parliamentary elections in Namibia in 2014, i.e. the election to the Namibian National Assembly , took place on November 28, 2014 - together with the presidential election. On November 14, 2014, seafarers and Namibians abroad voted. For the first time in Namibia, voting took place on just one day and electronic voting machines were used. November 28, 2014 was also declared a national holiday.
The ruling SWAPO emerged as the clear winner with more than 80 percent of the votes and 77 of the 96 seats in the National Assembly .
The registration of parties took place until October 29, 2014 at 5 p.m. The election result was announced on December 1, 2014 and was published in the Official Journal on December 9, 2014.
election day
Some of the polling stations opened on election day with up to three hours late, as there were numerous failures of the electronic voting machines and, above all, of the voter verification machines. Already in the early morning long queues formed in front of almost all polling stations across the country. In some cases, voters had to wait up to six hours to cast their votes. As early as noon on election day, the electoral commission announced that all voters who would be waiting when the polling stations closed at 9 p.m. would still be allowed to cast their votes. By noon there was talk of a very high turnout.
Numerous polling stations were open due to the crowds until the early morning of November 30th. Yet tens of thousands of Namibians were unable to cast their votes.
The southern African development community and the African Union described the elections as transparent, peaceful, free and fair. Some areas of the election campaign, voting and counting were criticized.
Election result
Source: Namibian Electoral Commission (as of December 1, 2014)
| Political party | be right | Voting shares | Change from 2009 | Seats | Change from 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAPO | 715.026 | 80.01% | + 4.73% | 77 | +23 |
| DTA | 42,933 | 4.80% | +1.63% | 5 | +3 |
| RDP | 31,372 | 3.51% | −7.80% | 3 | −5 |
| APP | 20,431 | 2.29% | + 0.94% | 2 | +1 |
| UDF | 18,945 | 2.12% | −0.31% | 2 | ± 0 |
| NUDO | 17,942 | 2.01% | −1.04% | 2 | ± 0 |
| WRP | 13,328 | 1.49% | +1.39% | 2 | +2 |
| SWANU | 6354 | 0.71% | +0.09% | 1 | ± 0 |
| UPM | 6353 | 0.71% | New | 1 | New |
| RP | 6099 | 0.68% | −0.14% | 1 | ± 0 |
| COD | 3404 | 0.38% | −0.29% | 0 | −1 |
| NEFF | 3259 | 0.36% | New | 0 | New |
| LIKE | 3073 | 0.34% | −0.25% | 0 | ± 0 |
| CDV | 2606 | 0.29% | New | 0 | New |
| NDP | 1389 | 0.16% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
| DPN | 1131 | 0.13% | −0.11% | 0 | ± 0 |
| appointed by President | - | - | - | 8th | +2 |
| Total (turnout 71.79%) | 893.643 | 100% | - | 104 | +26 |
Voter registration
Voter registration took place between January 15 and March 2, 2014. Almost 3,000 mobile and stationary registration offices were available for this purpose. After some complaints, the electoral roll was drawn up by mid-June 2014. A subsequent registration took place in September 2014. A total of 1,241,194 voters were allowed to vote in 2014.
Election campaign
The election campaign began unofficially with the presentation of the ruling SWAPO's election program on September 6, 2014. Although other parties had already presented their election program before SWAPO, the active election campaign traditionally begins when the SWAPO election program is announced.
Legal action by two opposition parties
The RDP and the WRP took action on November 27, 2014 against the use of electronic voting machines, as they do not generate a control printout. The urgent motion to postpone the elections to February 2015 was rejected by the Windhoek High Court on November 26th .
Constitutional amendment
On October 13, 2014, the most far-reaching reform of the political system since Namibia's independence took place, after weeks of controversial discussion. The most important changes were decided:
- Increase in elected parliamentary seats to 96 (previously 72)
- Increase the number of MPs appointed by the President to eight (previously six)
- thus increasing the total number of members in parliament from 78 to 104
- Increase in the number of seats in the National Council from currently two seats per region to three seats; thus instead of 26 seats (13 regions) in the future 42 seats (14 regions)
- Introduction of the position of Vice President
The introduction of a threshold clause of five percent was initially planned, but was rejected by the Prime Minister as well as voting rights for the members of parliament appointed by the President.
Web links
- Namibian Election Commission (English)
- Election lists of all parties (English)
- African Elections Project - Namibia
Individual evidence
- ↑ ECN: Namibia will vote on November 28th. Allgemeine Zeitung, October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014
- ^ Swapo and Geingob take early lead. The Namibian, November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014
- ↑ October 21, 2014 News in the evening. Hitradio Namibia, October 21, 2014 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on October 21, 2014
- ↑ Voter apathy highly likely at Keetmanshoop urban. The Namibian, November 28, 2014 Retrieved November 28, 2014
- ↑ 11/28/2014 News at noon. Hitradio Namibia, November 28, 2014 ( memento from November 30, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on November 28, 2014
- ↑ 11/28/2014 News in the evening. Hitradio Namibia, November 28, 2014 ( memento from November 30, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on November 28, 2014
- ↑ 11/29/2014 News in the evening. Hitradio Namibia, November 29, 2014 ( memento from November 30, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on November 29, 2014
- ↑ Electoral chaos negates voting rights. Allgemeine Zeitung, December 1, 2014. Accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ 12/1/2014 morning news. Hitradio Namibia, December 1, 2014 ( Memento from December 1, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on December 1, 2014
- ^ Namibian Electoral Commission , December 1, 2014
- ↑ March 17, 2014 morning news. Hitradio Namibia, March 17, 2013 ( memento from March 17, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on March 17, 2014
- ↑ In eight minutes to the voting card. Allgemeine Zeitung, January 13, 2014 - accessed January 14, 2014.
- ↑ 6/21/2014 morning news. Hitradio Namibia, June 21, 2014 ( memento from July 3, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on July 2, 2014
- ↑ National Voters Register 2014. Electoral Commission of Namibia, November 7, 2014 ( memento of September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on November 14, 2014
- ^ Swapo launches election manifesto. The Namibian, September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014
- ↑ SWANU Launches Manifesto, Campaign Flyer and Presidential Candidate. SWANU, July 21, 2014 ( memento of July 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on September 10, 2014
- ↑ 11/26/2014 News at noon. Hitradio Namibia, November 26, 2014 ( memento from November 30, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on November 27, 2014
- ↑ Election shocker. Informanté, July 3, 2014 ( memento of July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on July 4, 2014
- ↑ Constitutional amendment ment finally gazetted. New Era, October 15, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014
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