| 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 votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| South -West African People's Organization (SWAPO) |
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| United Democratic Front (UDF) |
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| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) |
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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) |
Compare data for parliamentary chambers in the Last elections module
