Elections to the South West African Legislative Assembly 1965

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(Share of votes in%)
 %
70
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
67.80
32.20
n. k.
Gains and losses
compared to 1961
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+8.37
-2.53
-5.84

The elections to the South West African Legislative Assembly in 1965 were the ninth and final elections in the Mandate South West Africa . They took place on September 15, 1965.

The right to vote was unchanged from the last election. Eighteen one-person constituencies were elected. Only the white inhabitants were entitled to vote, not the black majority of the population.

In addition to the National Party of South West Africa (NPSWA), which had won the last election, the elections for the South West African Legislative Assembly in 1961 , the United National South West Party (UNSWP) again ran.

Election results by constituency

No. Constituency UNSWP SWANP votes cast Constituency winner
1 Erongo 375 1223 1598 NPSWA
2 Gobabis 684 1170 1854 NPSWA
3 Grootfontein 376 1143 1519 NPSWA
4th Keetmanshoop 546 1171 1717 NPSWA
5 Khomas highlands 559 1083 1642 NPSWA
6th Lüderitz Bay 703 1162 1865 NPSWA
7th Malta height 741 1112 1853 NPSWA
8th Okahandja 556 1092 1648 NPSWA
9 Otjiwarongo 419 1437 1856 NPSWA
10 Stampriet 739 995 1734 NPSWA
11 Swakopmund 303 1156 1459 NPSWA
12 Tsumeb 341 1286 2627 NPSWA
13 Walvis Bay 522 1211 1733 NPSWA
14th Warm bath 763 985 1748 NPSWA
15th Windhoek -East 582 1218 1800 NPSWA
16 Little Windhoek 624 1134 1758 NPSWA
17th Windhoek South 705 1206 1911 NPSWA
18th Windhoek West 549 1456 2005 NPSWA

A total of 31,327 votes were cast, 10,087 of which went to the UNSWP and 21,240 to the National Party of South-West Africa. SWANP won all 18 mandates.

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. ^ 1965 Legislative Assembly Election African Elections Database