| Parliament name |
Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
National Council |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
National Assembly
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 26 November 2010
27 November 2010 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all the seats in the National Council on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. Regional councils elections were held on 26 - 27 November 2010 to elect regional councilors from which each regional council elects two councilors to represent its region in the National Council. |
| (indirect elections at the regional level, on different dates) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 (from/to) | 26 November 2010
27 November 2010 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| South -West African People's Organization (SWAPO) |
24
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| United Democratic Front (UDF) |
1
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| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
19
7
26.92%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Source: National Council (17.12.2010, 01.01.2015, 24.02.2015)
Starting from the 2015 renewal, the statutory number of members of the National Council (upper chamber) will increase from 26 to 42: three members from each of the 14 Regional Councils (instead of two). Pursuant to the recommendation of the Fourth Delimitation Commission, the number of regions (and Regional Councils) was increased from 13 to 14. The proclamation of the recommendation was gazetted in August 2013. However, the current legislature does not comprise the representatives from the new region and thus has 26 members from 13 regions. |
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