The National Council is the upper chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. It reviews bills passed by the lower chamber and makes recommendations for legislation of regional concern to the lower chamber.[3]
National Council | |
|---|---|
| 7th National Council | |
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | of the Parliament of Namibia |
| History | |
| Founded | 23 February 1993[1] |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Chairperson | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 42 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (39) Official opposition (2) Other parties (1) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Indirect election by Regional Councils | |
Last election | 26 November 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| National Council Building, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia | |
| Website | |
| Parliament of Namibia | |
The 42 National Council members are indirectly elected by regional councils for a term of five years.[4] Each of the 14 regional councils chooses three of its members to serve on the National Council.[5] The last regional council elections were held on 26 November 2025.
Political party distribution in the current[update] National Council is as follows:[6]
- South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) - 39 seats
- Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) - 2 seats
- United Democratic Front (UDF) - 1 seat
The National Council meets in the capital Windhoek in the National Council Building next to the Tintenpalast. The chairperson as of December 2020 is Lukas Muha.
Election results
edit| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1998 | 2004 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | ||
| South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 28 | 39 | |
| Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Democratic Front (UDF) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Landless People's Movement (LPM) | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | |
| Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Independent | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Total | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "National Council". Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ↑ Iileka, Sakeus (16 December 2020). "MPs urged to finalise constituency fund bill". The Namibian. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ↑ "History". www.parliament.na. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ↑ "Namibia". New Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform (beta). July 5, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Quadri, Maryam Omolara; Thomas, Erika K (2018). "Women and political participation in Namibia and Nigeria: a comparative analysis of women in elective positions" (PDF). Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences. 7 (2). University of Namibia: 6–9. ISSN 2026-7215.
- ↑ Iikela, Sakeus (14 December 2020). "First independent to serve as MP". The Namibian. p. 3.