Namibia: 1989 Constituent Assembly Election results

Updated November 2007

The election took place on 7-11 November 1989 (Lodge et al, 258).

Voting statistics

Registered 701 483
Votes cast 680 688
% Turnout 97.04
Valid votes 670 830
Invalid votes 9 858
% Invalid 1.45

Table sources

Lodge et al, 259.

Results

Party Votes % Votes Seats
SWAPO Party of Namibia 384 874 57.33 41
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) 191 532 28.55 21
United Democratic Front (UDF) 37 874 56.5 4
Aksie Christelik Nasionaal (ACN) 23 728 3.53 3
National Patriotic Front (NPF) 10 693 1.59 1
Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN) 10 452 1.56 1
Namibia National Front (NNF) 5 344 0.80 1
SWAPO-Democrats 3 161 0.47 0
Christian Democratic Action for Social Justice (CDA) 2 495 0.37 0
Namibia National Democratic Party (NNDP) 984 0.15 0
Total 670 830 100.00 72

Table source

Lodge et al, 259.

Reference

LODGE, T KADIMA D & POTTIE, D 2002, "Namibia" IN Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa, EISA.