1992 Namibian local and regional elections

Local Authority Council and Regional Council Elections in Namibia were held from 30 November to 3 December 1992. It was the first set of such election elections since independence of Namibia. SWAPO won a majority of seats in both Local Authority Councils and Regional Councils.

Electoral system

Elections for regional councils are held using the first-past-the-post electoral system. Voters in each constituency elect one councillor to represent them on their regional council. Local authority councillors are elected by a system of proportional representation.[1]

Results

Local Authority Councils

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	SWAPO	73,736	58.05	184
	Democratic Turnhalle Alliance	42,278	33.29	116
	United Democratic Front	7,473	5.88	18
	SWANU	1,895	1.49	1
	Local Associations	1,516	1.19	1
	Workers Revolutionary Party	115	0.09	0
Total		127,013	100.00	320
Valid votes		127,013	98.54
Invalid/blank votes		1,879	1.46
Total votes		128,892	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		156,795	82.20
Source: [2]

Regional Councils

A total of 534,437 voters were registered, but 64,431 were in uncontested constituencies.[3]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	SWAPO	256,778	68.76	71
	Democratic Turnhalle Alliance	103,359	27.68	21
	United Democratic Front	9,285	2.49	3
	SWANU	2,696	0.72	0
	National Patriotic Front	734	0.20	0
	Workers Revolutionary Party	175	0.05	0
	Independents	430	0.12	0
Total		373,457	100.00	95
Valid votes		373,457	98.01
Invalid/blank votes		7,584	1.99
Total votes		381,041	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		470,006	81.07
Source: [4]

References

1. "Government Elections: National, Regional, Local" (PDF). www.lac.org.na. Legal Assistance Centre. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
2. "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of result of general election for local authority councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 547. Government of Namibia. 7 December 1992. pp. 1–27.
3. 30 November – 03 December 1992 - Analysis of Results, Regional Councils (RC) Elections Electoral Commission of Namibia
4. "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of result of general election for regional councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 545. Government of Namibia. 7 December 1992. pp. 1–19.