Namibian general election, 1999

November 30-December 1, 1999



Nominee	Sam Nujoma	Ben Ulenga
Party	SWAPO	COD
Popular vote	414,096	56,541
Percentage	76.82%	10.49%

President before election

Sam Nujoma
SWAPO

Elected President

Sam Nujoma
SWAPO

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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 ǁGaroëb	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

By region

Region	CoD	DCN	DTA	FCN	MAG	Swanu-WRP	Swapo	UDF
Caprivi	6,368	71	943	18	17	28	9,754	174
Erongo	5,590	130	3,372	27	465	101	24,065	4,097
Hardap	4,854	111	3,943	78	453	72	6,318	353
ǁKaras	4,866	94	2,939	106	405	29	13,124	299
Kavango	4,838	135	7,179	100	83	221	33,970	679
Khomas	14,530	339	5,657	162	846	302	44,925	2,288
Kunene	1,528	113	6,911	38	192	44	4,368	3,435
Ohangwena	308	27	152	9	18	181	68,593	243
Omaheke	1,967	197	7,619	81	399	254	6,402	300
Omusati	374	42	611	25	35	210	80,601	277
Oshana	1,313	20	727	16	17	128	52,246	234
Oshikoto	2,161	47	921	18	79	154	47,584	698
Otjozondjupa	4,455	467	9,843	86	606	159	15,988	2,605
Source: "Your Guide to the Results. Facts and Figures". Election supplement to The Namibian, 25 November 2014, p.2

References

↑ Namibia: Presidential and National Assembly Elections 1999 EISA

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