Namibian general election, 2004
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General elections were held in Namibia
on 15 and 16 November 2004 to elect the President and National Assembly
. The National Assembly election resulted in a landslide win for SWAPO, which won 55 of the 78 seats with over 75% of the vote. SWAPO's candidate for president, Hifikepunye Pohamba
, won the presidential election. Following his victory, Pohamba was sworn in as President on 21 March 2005 at Independence Stadium
in Windhoek
.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
on 15 and 16 November 2004 to elect the President and National Assembly
National Assembly of Namibia
The National Assembly of Namibia is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It 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.The...
. The National Assembly election resulted in a landslide win for SWAPO, which won 55 of the 78 seats with over 75% of the vote. SWAPO's candidate for president, Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba is the second and current President of Namibia. He won the 2004 and 2009 presidential elections overwhelmingly as the candidate of the South West Africa People's Organisation ruling party, taking office in March 2005. He has also been the President of SWAPO since...
, won the presidential election. Following his victory, Pohamba was sworn in as President on 21 March 2005 at Independence Stadium
Independence Stadium (Namibia)
The Independence Stadium in Windhoek is the national stadium of the Republic of Namibia. It holds 25,000 spectators and is mainly used for football events....
in Windhoek
Windhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
.
Presidential election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba Hifikepunye Pohamba Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba is the second and current President of Namibia. He won the 2004 and 2009 presidential elections overwhelmingly as the candidate of the South West Africa People's Organisation ruling party, taking office in March 2005. He has also been the President of SWAPO since... |
South West African People's Organization | 625,605 | 76.44 |
Ben Ulenga Ben Ulenga Benjamin Ulenga is a Namibian politician. A member of the National Assembly of Namibia, he is the President of the Congress of Democrats , an opposition political party.... |
Congress of Democrats Congress of Democrats The Congress of Democrats is a political party in Namibia, led by Ben Ulenga. It is an opposition party represented in the National Assembly.The party is an observer of the Socialist International.- 2004 elections :... |
59,547 | 7.28 |
Katuutire Kaura Katuutire Kaura Katuutire Kaura is a Namibian politician. He has been President of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance since 1998 and was Leader of the Official Opposition from 2000 to 2005.Kaura was born in Ombujondjupa, Otjozondjupa Region... |
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance | 41,905 | 5.12 |
Kuaima Riruako Kuaima Riruako Kuaima Riruako is a politician in Namibia. Riruako is also the paramount chief of the Herero and a National Unity Democratic Organisation representative in Parliament, also called "Okahandja Herero" by some... |
National Unity Democratic Organization | 34,616 | 4.23 |
Justus Garoëb Justus Garoëb Justus Garoëb is a Namibian traditional leader and politician. He became Chief of Damara in 1982 and founded the United Democratic Front in 1989. He was a staunch opponent of South African rule and led the oppositional Namibia National Front in the late 1970s.Garoëb was born in Omaruru, Erongo... |
United Democratic Front United Democratic Front (Namibia) The United Democratic Front is a political party in Namibia. Justus Garoëb is the party's leader.-1989:The UDF received 37,874 votes in the 1989 election, which elected members to the Constituent Assembly of Namibia. The Constituent Assembly elected the first President and wrote Namibia's... |
31,354 | 3.83 |
Henk Mudge Henk Mudge Henk Mudge is a Namibian former politician. He is the former President of the Republican Party and formerly the party's only member in the National Assembly. He was replaced in the National Assembly by Clara Gowases.... |
Republican Party | 15,955 | 1.95 |
Kosie Pretorius Kosie Pretorius Jacobus Willem Francois Pretorius, commonly known as Kosie Pretorius , is a Namibian politician. He is the Chairman of the Monitor Action Group party, which mainly represents conservative white Namibians, and was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia from 1990 to 2005.-Early life and... |
Monitor Action Group Monitor Action Group The Monitor Action Group is a political party in Namibia. The party is based among conservative White Namibians, with most of the top leadership having served in the government of apartheid South West Africa... |
9,378 | 1.12 |
Total | 818,360 | 100 | |
Source: African Elections Database |
National Assembly election
Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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South West Africa People's Organization | 620,609 | 76.11 | 55 |
Congress of Democrats Congress of Democrats The Congress of Democrats is a political party in Namibia, led by Ben Ulenga. It is an opposition party represented in the National Assembly.The party is an observer of the Socialist International.- 2004 elections :... |
59,464 | 7.29 | 5 |
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance | 42,070 | 5.11 | 4 |
National Unity Democratic Organization | 34,814 | 4.15 | 3 |
United Democratic Front United Democratic Front (Namibia) The United Democratic Front is a political party in Namibia. Justus Garoëb is the party's leader.-1989:The UDF received 37,874 votes in the 1989 election, which elected members to the Constituent Assembly of Namibia. The Constituent Assembly elected the first President and wrote Namibia's... |
29,336 | 3.60 | 3 |
Republican Party Republican Party (Namibia) The Republican Party was a political party in Namibia, based among the white minority. Henk Mudge is its President and its sole representative in the National Assembly. Prior to the 2004 parliamentary election, the Republican Party was part of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance . It was revived as... |
16,187 | 1.96 | 1 |
Monitor Action Group Monitor Action Group The Monitor Action Group is a political party in Namibia. The party is based among conservative White Namibians, with most of the top leadership having served in the government of apartheid South West Africa... |
6,950 | 0.85 | 1 |
Namibia Movement for Democratic Change Namibia Movement for Democratic Change The Namibian Democratic Movement for Change is a Namibian political party. NMDC contested the 2004 election, but received just 4,138 votes, short of the minimum needed for a seat in the National Assembly. The party was founded in October 2003 under the umbrella of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance... |
4,830 | 0.51 | 0 |
South West African National Union South West African National Union The South West Africa National Union is the oldest political party in Namibia, formed in 1959. The most of its members came from the Herero people, while fellow independence movement SWAPO was mostly an Ovambo party. The party's President is Usutuaije Maamberua.The first President of SWANU was... |
3,610 | 0.42 | 0 |
Appointed members | - | - | 6 |
Total | 817 420 | 100 | 78 |
Source: EISA |
Kunene Region
Parties | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
South West Africa People's Organization | 9,817 | 36.81 |
United Democratic Front United Democratic Front (Namibia) The United Democratic Front is a political party in Namibia. Justus Garoëb is the party's leader.-1989:The UDF received 37,874 votes in the 1989 election, which elected members to the Constituent Assembly of Namibia. The Constituent Assembly elected the first President and wrote Namibia's... |
6,511 | 24.41 |
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance | 5,716 | 21.43 |
National Unity Democratic Organisation National Unity Democratic Organisation The National Unity Democratic Organisation is a political party in Namibia that is based among the Herero. NUDO was part of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance from the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference of the 1970s until it withdrew in September 2003, accusing the DTA of failing to work for... |
2,015 | 7.55 |
Congress of Democrats Congress of Democrats The Congress of Democrats is a political party in Namibia, led by Ben Ulenga. It is an opposition party represented in the National Assembly.The party is an observer of the Socialist International.- 2004 elections :... |
1,324 | 4.96 |
Republican Party Republican Party (Namibia) The Republican Party was a political party in Namibia, based among the white minority. Henk Mudge is its President and its sole representative in the National Assembly. Prior to the 2004 parliamentary election, the Republican Party was part of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance . It was revived as... |
667 | 2.50 |
Monitor Action Group Monitor Action Group The Monitor Action Group is a political party in Namibia. The party is based among conservative White Namibians, with most of the top leadership having served in the government of apartheid South West Africa... |
393 | 1.47 |
South West African National Union | 117 | 0.44 |
Total | 26,669 | 100 |
Source: EISA |