Namibia held two subnational elections in 1998. Local Authority Council elections were held on 16 February 1998. Regional Council elections were held from 30 November to 1 December 1998. SWAPO again emerged as the party that gained control of a clear majority of Local Authority Councils and Regional Councils.
Results
editLocal Authority Councils
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAPO | 36,967 | 58.78 | 187 | +3 | |
| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance | 16,026 | 25.48 | 99 | –17 | |
| Local Associations | 5,167 | 8.22 | 16 | +15 | |
| United Democratic Front | 4,191 | 6.66 | 26 | +8 | |
| Democratic Coalition of Namibia | 332 | 0.53 | 2 | New | |
| SWANU | 142 | 0.23 | 0 | –1 | |
| Workers Revolutionary Party | 63 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 62,888 | 100.00 | 330 | +10 | |
| Valid votes | 62,888 | 98.97 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 655 | 1.03 | |||
| Total votes | 63,543 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 188,302 | 33.75 | |||
| Source: [1] | |||||
Regional Councils
editA total of 738,870 voters were registered, but 204,592 were in uncontested constituencies.[2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAPO | 145,196 | 69.58 | 82 | +11 | |
| Democratic Turnhalle Alliance | 51,118 | 24.50 | 16 | –5 | |
| United Democratic Front | 9,511 | 4.56 | 4 | +1 | |
| Federal Convention of Namibia | 366 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 2,485 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 208,676 | 100.00 | 102 | +7 | |
| Valid votes | 208,676 | 97.77 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,757 | 2.23 | |||
| Total votes | 213,433 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 534,278 | 39.95 | |||
| Source: [3] | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of results of general election for local authority councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 1805. Government of Namibia. 5 March 1998. pp. 1–25.
- ^ 30 November -01 December 1998, Regional Councils Elections Electoral Commission of Namibia
- ^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of result of general election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 2069. Government of Namibia. 26 March 1999. pp. 1–14.