Elections to the South West African Legislative Assembly 1950

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The elections to the South West African Legislative Assembly in 1950 were the sixth (of nine) elections in the Mandate South West Africa . They took place on August 30, 1950.

The right to vote had been modified compared to the previous elections. Elections were now made in eighteen (instead of the previous twelve) one-person constituencies. Instead, the previous rule was deleted that the South African administrator of the mandate area appointed six more MPs. Only the white inhabitants were entitled to vote, not the black majority of the population. The residents of German descent living in South West Africa were released from internment camps to South Africa in 1946.

In addition to the United National South West Party (UNSWP), which won the last election, the elections for the South West African Legislative Assembly in 1945 , a new party came to power with the National Party of South West Africa (NPSWA).

Election results by constituency

No. Constituency UNSWP National Party of South-West Africa votes cast Constituency winner
1 Aroab 528 585 1113 NPSWA
2 Gobabis 594 692 1286 NPSWA
3 Grootfontein 587 918 1505 NPSWA
4th Keetmanshoop 540 627 1167 NPSWA
5 Lüderitz Bay 549 684 1233 NPSWA
6th Malta height 469 608 1077 NPSWA
7th Mariental 576 587 1163 NPSWA
8th Okahandja 523 698 1221 NPSWA
9 Otjikondo 381 786 1167 NPSWA
10 Otjiwarongo 479 661 1140 NPSWA
11 Outjo 488 828 1316 NPSWA
12 Rehoboth 650 538 1188 UNSWP
13 Swakopmund 625 623 1248 UNSWP
14th Usakos 471 707 1178 NPSWA
15th Warm bath 536 572 1108 NPSWA
16 Windhoek -East 751 676 1427 UNSWP
17th Windhoek North 626 713 1339 NPSWA
18th Windhoek West 675 846 1521 NPSWA

A total of 22,397 votes were cast, of which 10,048 went to the UNSWP and 12,349 to the National Party of South-West Africa. UNSWP won 3 mandates, SWANP 15.

literature

  • Zedekia Hgavirue: Political parties and interest groups in South West Africa (Namibia). 1972, 1997, ISBN 3-908193-00-1 , p. 302.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 1950 Legislative Assembly Election African Elections Database
  2. ^ Gwyneth Williams, Brian Hackland: The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Southern Africa. Routledge, 2015, pp. 254f.