Namibian local and regional elections, 2015

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Namibia held elections for their local and regional councils on 27 November 2015.[1]

Results

Regional elections

There are 121 constituency councillors to be elected. In twenty-eight of them SWAPO was announced as winner in October because no opposition party nominated a candidate.[1] [2]

Party Seats Change
South West Africa People's Organization 112
National Unity Democratic Organisation 4
DTA of Namibia 2
United Democratic Front 1
United People's Movement 1
Independent politicians 1
Total 121

Local election

Local elections determine the population of the village, town, and city councils and have a direct influence on who will become mayor, as this position is elected among all councillors. Contrary to the regional elections, local elections in Namibia are determined by party, not by individual. There are 57 local authorities to be elected. In five of them (Okahao, Omuthiyagwiipundi, Oniipa, Outapi and Tsandi) SWAPO was announced as winner in October because no opposition party nominated a candidate.[1][3]

Party Seats Change
South West Africa People's Organization 277
DTA of Namibia 41
United Democratic Front 21
Rally for Democracy and Progress 16
National Unity Democratic Organisation 11
All People's Party 4
United People's Movement 3
Civic Association of Henties Bay 1
KRA 1
Swakopmund Residents Association 1
Congress of Democrats 1
Rundu Concerned Citizens Association 1
Total 378

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Regional elections results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Local elections results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 May 2016.


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