At Stake in this Election:       

96 seats in Namibia’s National Assembly *

* A 2014 electoral law increased the number of seats to 96 from 72[1].

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Hage GEINGOB (since March 21, 2015)
• Head of Government: President Hage GEINGOB (since March 21, 2015)
• Assembly: Namibia has a bicameral Legislature consisting of the National Council with 26 seats and the National Assembly with 96 seats.

Electoral System:

• The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Council 26 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 6-year terms.*
• In the National Assembly, 96 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 6 non-voting members are appointed by the president.**

* Two members are chosen from each of the 13 regional councils by members of those councils.

** There are 13 multi-member constituencies corresponding to Namibia's regions.

Main Parties in this Election:

There are 15 political parties that submitted lists for the National Assembly.

• Party: All People’s Party (APP)
  • Leader: Ignatius SHIXWAMENI
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Christian Democratic Voice (CDV)
  • Leader: Faustus THOMAS
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Congress of Democrats (COD)
  • Leader: Ben ULENGA
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Landless People’s Movement (LPM)
  • Leader:                 Bernadus SWARTBOOI
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF)
  • Leader:                 Epafras MUKWIILONGO
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Namibia Patriotic Front (NPF)
  • Leader: Uapiruka PAPAMA (Acting Secretary-General)
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: National Democratic Party (NDP)
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO)
  • Leader: Esther Utjiua MUINJANGUE
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Popular Democratic Movement (PDM)
  • Leader:                 McHenry VENAANI
  • Seats won in last election: 5
• Party: Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP)
  • Leader: Mike KAVEKOTORA
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Republican Party (RP)
  • Leader: Henk MUDGE
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Party: SWANU of Namibia (SWANU)
  • Leader: Tangeni IIJAMBO
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Party: SWAPO Party of Namibia (SWAPO)
  • Leader: Hage GEINGOB
  • Seats won in last election: 77
• Party: United Democratic Front of Namibia (UDF)
  • Leader:                 Justus GAROËB (Former Leader)
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP)
  • Leader: Attie BEUKES, Harry BOESAK
  • Seats won in last election: 2

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 2,495,000[2]
• Registered Voters: 1,358,468 (2019)[3]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 1,286,000[4]
• Is Namibia a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Namibia ratified CEDAW: Yes (23 November 1992)[5]
• Gender Quota: No
• Female Candidates in this election:
• Number of Female Legislators: 48 (46%)[6]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 129[7]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low[8]

Disability Data:

• Is Namibia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (25 April 2007)[9]
• Has Namibia ratified CRPD: Yes 4 December 2007)[10]
• Population with a disability: 331,846 (2019 est.)[11]