National Assembly of Namibia
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The '''National Assembly of Namibia''' is the [[lower chamber]] of the country's [[bicameral]] [[Parliament of Namibia|Parliament]].
The current National Assembly, formed following elections on [[15 November|15]] and [[16 November]] [[2004]], has a total of 78 members. 72 members are directly elected through a system of [[party-list proportional representation]] and serve five-year terms. Six additional members are appointed by the [[President of Namibia|President]].
{{Namibian parliamentary election, 2004}}
Twenty-one women (18 elected and 3 appointed) occupy seats in the National Assembly.
Former [[Prime Minister of Namibia|Prime Minister]] ([[2002]]-[[2005]]) and SWAPO member [[Theo-Ben Gurirab]] is the current National Assembly [[Speaker (politics)|speaker]].
==Previous National Assembly election results==
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|- bgcolor=#e8e8e8
! align="left" scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[Political Party]]
! align="center" scope="col" colspan="8"| [[Election]] Year
|-
|- bgcolor=#e8e8e8
! scope="col" | [[1989]]
! scope="col" | [[1994]]
! scope="col" | [[1999]]
|-
| align="left" | [[South-West Africa People's Organisation]] (SWAPO)
| align="center" | 41
| align="center" | 53
| align="center" | 55
|-
| align="left" | [[Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia|Democratic Turnhalle Alliance]] (DTA)
| align="center" | 21
| align="center" | 15
| align="center" | 07
|-
| align="left" | [[United Democratic Front (Namibia)|United Democratic Front]] (UDF)
| align="center" | 04
| align="center" | 02
| align="center" | 02
|-
| align="left" | [[Action Christian National]] (ACN)
| align="center" | 03
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | [[Namibia Patriotic Front]] (NPF)
| align="center" | 01
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | [[Federal Convention of Namibia]] (FCN)
| align="center" | 01
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | [[Namibia National Front]] (NNF)
| align="center" | 01
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | [[Democratic Coalition of Namibia]] (DCN)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | 01
| align="center" | -
|-
| align="left" | [[Monitor Action Group]] (MAG)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | 01
| align="center" | 01
|-
| align="left" | [[Congress of Democrats]] (COD)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | 07
|-
| align="left" | '''Total'''
| align="center" | '''72'''
| align="center" | '''72'''
| align="center" | '''72'''
|-
|}
Despite being a [[one party dominant state]] since its independence in [[1990]], Namibian elections have been transparent, free, and largely fair.
==See also==
*[[National Council of Namibia]] - the [[upper chamber]] of Parliament
*[[History of Namibia]]
*[[Legislative Branch]]
*[[List of national legislatures]]
==External links==
*[http://www.parliament.gov.na/ Parliament of Namibia]
[[Category:Government of Namibia]]
[[Category:National lower houses|Namibia]]
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