National Council (Namibia)
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National Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 23 February 1993[1] |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Chairperson | Victoria Kauma,SWAPO since 9 December 2019 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 42 |
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Political groups | Government(28) SWAPO(28) Official opposition(6)LPM(6) Other parties(8)PDM(2) IPC(2) UDF(2) NUDO(1) Independent(1) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Indirect electionby Regional Councils | |
Last election | 25 November 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
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| National Council Building,Windhoek,Khomas Region,Namibia | |
| Website | |
| Parliament of Namibia | |
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TheNational Councilis theupper chamberofNamibia'sbicameralParliament.It reviews bills passed by thelower chamberand makes recommendations for legislation of regional concern to the lower chamber.[3]
The 42 National Council members are indirectly elected by regional councils for a term of five years.[4]Each of the 14regional councilschooses three of its members to serve on the National Council.[5]Thelast regional council electionswere held on 25 November 2020.
Political party distribution in the current[update]National Council is as follows:[6]
- South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) - 28 seats
- Landless People's Movement (LPM) - 6 seats
- Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) - 2 seats
- United Democratic Front (UDF) - 2 seats
- Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) - 2 seats
- National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) - 1 seat
- Independent - 1 seat
The National Council meets in the capitalWindhoekin the National Council Building next to theTintenpalast.The chairperson as of December 2020 is Lukas Muha.
Election results[edit]
| Political Party | ElectionYear | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1998 | 2004 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | |||
| South-West Africa People's Organisation(SWAPO) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 28 | ||
| Popular Democratic Movement(PDM) | 06 | 04 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 02 | ||
| United Democratic Front(UDF) | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | - | 02 | ||
| National Unity Democratic Organisation(NUDO) | - | - | - | - | 01 | 01 | ||
| Landless People's Movement(LPM) | - | - | - | - | - | 06 | ||
| Independent Patriots for Change(IPC) | - | - | - | - | - | 02 | ||
| Independent candidates | - | - | - | - | - | 01 | ||
| Total | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 42 | 42 | ||
See also[edit]
- National Assembly of Namibia- thelower chamberof Parliament
- History of Namibia
- Legislative Branch
- List of Chairpersons of the National Council of Namibia
- List of national legislatures
References[edit]
- ^"National Council".Archived fromthe originalon 2021-05-13.Retrieved2020-05-08.
- ^http://www.parliament.gov.na/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=495
- ^"History".www.parliament.na.
- ^"Namibia".New Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform (beta).July 5, 2018.
- ^Quadri, Maryam Omolara; Thomas, Erika K (2018)."Women and political participation in Namibia and Nigeria: a comparative analysis of women in elective positions"(PDF).Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences.7(2).University of Namibia:6–9.ISSN2026-7215.
- ^Iikela, Sakeus (14 December 2020)."First independent to serve as MP".The Namibian.p. 3.