Statistics on Local Authourity Elections in Namibia on 16 February 1998
Registered voters votes cast Percentage (%) Votes RejectedPercentage (%) 188 302 63 545 33.7 657 1.03
VOTES RECEIVED
Parties Total votes Percentage1992 vote percentage comparison
SWAPO Party 37 954 60.35 58.02 DTA of Namibia 15 039 23.91 33.27 UDF of Namibia 4 191 6.66 5.88 DCN 332 0.53 - SWANU of Namibia 142 0.23 1.49 WRP 63 0.1 0.09 NPF - - 0.06 Organisations / Associations 5 167 8.22 1.19
ORGANISATIONS / ASSOCIATIONS
Concerned Peoples Organisation Keetmashoop 151 Gobabis Residents Association 655 Local Community Association Windhoek 1210 Okahandja Rate Payers Association 279 Omaruru Residents Association 106 Otavi Residents Association 453 Rehoboth Rate Payers Association 1759 Swakopmund Residents Association 554 TOTAL 5 167
Analysis of Results of 1992 Local Authourity Councils Elections
Region Registered Votes Cast Spoilt Votes Total Votes Political party/ Votes Recorded Seats Constituency Voters Cast Association
CAPRIVI Katima Mulilo 5090 23 2215 DTA 766 2 SWAPO Party 1426 5
ERONGO Arandis 1532 3 548 DTA 18 0 SWAPO Party 443 6 UDF 84 1
Henties Bay 1506 12 1058 DTA 565 4 SWAPO Party 346 2 UDF 135 1
Karibib 2212 1 708 DTA 96 1 SWAPO Party 460 5 UDF 151 1
Omaruru 2636 3 1025 DTA 280 2 Omaruru Residents Ass106 1 SWAPO party 310 2 UDF 326 2
Swakopmund 9061 51 3784 DTA 644 2 Swakopmund Resid Ass554 1 SWAPO Party 2152 6 UDF 383 1
Uis 763 1 341 DTA 62 1 SWAPO Party 59 1 UDF 219 5
Usakos 1653 5 619 DTA 102 1 SWAPO Party 273 3 UDF 239 3
Walvis Bay 10099 37 4095 DTA 631 2 SWAPO Party 3264 8 UDF 163 0 HARDAP Aranos 1325 8 553 DTA 283 4 SWAPO Party 262 3
Gibeon 1639 10 522 DTA 219 3 SWAPO Party 293 4
Gochas 513 3 252 DTA 118 3 SWAPO Party 131 4
Kalkrand 615 7 271 DTA 133 4 SWAPO Party 131 3
Maltahöhe 1034 11 357 DTA 100 2 SWAPO Party 246 5
Mariental 3758 13 1381 DTA 524 3 SWAPO Party 796 4 UDF 48 -
Rehoboth 9166 71 3343 DTA 783 2 Rehoboth Rate Payers1759 Ass 4 SWAPO Party 730 1
Stampriet 451 8 215 DTA 77 3 SWAPO Party 130 4
KARAS
Aroab 701 10 358 DTA 211 4 SWAPO Party 137 3
Berseba 759 4 359 DTA 138 3 SWAPO Party 217 4
Bethanie 978 1 299 DTA 111 3 SWAPO Party 187 4
Karasburg 2018 6 548 DTA 284 4 SWAPO Party 258 3
Keetmanshoop 6919 16 1645 DTA 668 3 Concerned Peop Org Keet151 1 SWAPO Party 718 3 UDF 92 0
Koes 433 9 302 DTA 173 4 SWAPO Party 120 3
Luderitz 4416 21 1680 DTA 336 1 SWAPO Party 1323 6
Tses 593 1 245 DTA 148 4 SWAPO Party 70 2 UDF 26 1
KHOMAS
Windhoek 55625 127 16743 DCN 158 0 DTA 2996 3 LCA 1210 1 SWANU 111 0 SWAPO Party 11586 11 UDF 492 0 WRP 63 0
KUNENE Kamanjab 440 0 239 DTA 67 2 SWAPO Party 70 2 UDF 102 3
Khorixas 3505 15 1404 DTA 187 1 SWAPO Party 406 2 UDF 796 4 Opuwo 1993 4 723 DCN 69 1 DTA 369 4 SWANU 21 0 SWAPO Party 260 2
Outjo 2497 5 1007 DCN 79 1 DTA 305 2 SWAPO Party 419 3 UDF 199 1
OKAVANGO Rundu 7564 16 2059 DTA 367 1 SWAPO Party 1676 6
OMAHEKE Gobabis 4557 19 2015 DTA 364 1 Gobabis Residents Associat655 3 SWAPO Party 925 3 UDF 52 0
Leonardville 405 6 227 DTA 41 1 SWAPO Party 180 6
Witvlei 383 6 212 DTA 65 2 SWAPO Party 72 3 UDF 69 2
OSHANA Ondangwa 2814 15 886 DTA 98 1 SWAPO Party 773 6
Ongwediva 3035 12 876 DTA 107 1 SWAPO Party 757 6
Oshakati 6795 20 1565 DTA 241 1 SWAPO Party 1304 6
OSHIKOTO Tsumeb 7257 18 1772 DTA 243 1 SWAPO Party 1391 6 UDF 120 0
OTJOZONDJUPA Grootfontein 5252 13 1357 DTA 389 2 SWAPO Party 870 5 UDF 85 -
Okahandja 4875 19 1656 DTA 436 2 Okahandja Rate Payers279 Ass 1 SWAPO Party 817 4 UDF 105 0
Okakarara 2138 12 1317 DTA 949 5 SWANU 61 - SWAPO Party 295 2
Otavi 2178 6 891 DTA 70 0 Otavi Residents Associat.453 4 SWAPO Party 339 3 UDF 23 0
Otjiwarongo 6127 15 1752 DTA 472 2 SWAPO Party 983 4 UDF 282 1
1998 - Women on Local Councils by Party (Nomination)
Political Party Total Councillors Women Councillors Percentage (A) First Local Authourity Elections )
DTA 140 44 31.4 NPF 0 0 0 SWANU 1 1 100 SWAPO Party 207 71 34.3 UDF 23 3 13 WRP 0 0 0 Associations 1 0 0 Total 370 119 32.2 (B) Second Local Authourity Elections DCN 2 0 0 DTA 98 35 35.7 SWAPO Party 188 89 47.3 UDF 25 8 32 Associations 16 4 25 TOTAL 329 136 41.3
Nominations by gender representation as provided by political parties constituted the following distributional totals; total: Total Women Percentage Total Men Percentage DTA of Namibia 159 48.3 170 51.7 SWAPO Party 149 46.3 173 53.7 UDF of Namibia 69 47 78 53
1998 - Local Authourities with a majority of Women Councillors
Place Total Seats Number of Women Party represented Percentage Gochas 7 6 DTA (2), SWAPO Party (4) 86% Berseba 7 5 DTA (3), SWAPO Party (2) 71% Gibeon 7 5 DTA (3), SWAPO Party (2) 71% Tses 7 4 DTA (2), SWAPO Party (1), UDF (1) 57% Aroab 7 4 DTA (2), SWAPO Party (2), 57% Eenhana 7 4 SWAPO Party (4) 57% Henties Bay 7 4 DTA (2), SWAPO Party (1), UDF (1) 57% Luderitz 7 4 SWAPO Party (4) 57% Ongwediva 7 4 SWAPO Party (4) 57% Stampriet 7 4 DTA (2), SWAPO Party (2), 57% Windhoek 15 9 DTA (2), SWAPO Party (6), LCA (1) 60% 85 53