Namibian general election, 1999

Namibia

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General elections were held in Namibia on 30 November and 1 December 1999 to elect a president and the National Assembly.^[1] Both votes were won by SWAPO, whose candidate, Sam Nujoma, was re-elected with over 76% of the vote.

Results

Presidential election

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Sam Nujoma	South West African People's Organization	414,096	76.82
Ben Ulenga	Congress of Democrats	56,541	10.49
Katuutire Kaura	Democratic Turnhalle Alliance	52,752	9.79
Justus Garoëb	United Democratic Front	15,635	2.90
Invalid/blank votes		6,441	-
Total		545,465	100
Source: African Elections Database

National Assembly election

Party	Votes	%	Seats
SWAPO	408,174	76.15	55
Congress of Democrats	53,289	9.94	7
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance	50,824	9.48	7
United Democratic Front	15,685	2.93	2
Monitor Action Group	3,618	0.67	1
South West Africa National Union-Workers Revolutionary Party	1,885	0.35	0
Democratic Coalition of Namibia	1,797	0.34	0
Federal Convention of Namibia	764	0.14	0
Invalid/blank votes	5,078	-	-
Appointed members	-	-	6
Total	536,036	100	78
Source: African Elections Database

References

1. ^ Namibia: Presidential and National Assembly Elections 1999 EISA