Namibian local and regional elections, 1998

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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.

Local Authority Council Results

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 Summary of the 16 February Namibia Local election results
Party Votes % Seats Seats +/-
South West Africa People's Organization 36,967 58.18 187 Increase7
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance 16,026 25.22 99 Decrease17
United Democratic Front 4,191 6.60 26 Increase8
Local Associations 5,167 8.13 16 Increase15
Democratic Coalition of Namibia 332 0.52 2 Increase2
South West African National Union (SWANU) 142 0.22 0 Decrease16
Worker's Revolutionary Party (WRP) 62 0.10 0 Steady
Invalid votes 655
Total 63,543 100 330 Increase10

Regional Council Elections

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 Summary of the 30 November-1 December Namibia Regional Council election results
Party Votes Constituencies Won Seats +/-
South West Africa People's Organization 145,196 82 Increase11
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance 51,118 16 Decrease5
United Democratic Front 9,511 3 Increase1
Federal Convention of Namibia 366 0 Steady0
Independents 2,485 0 Steady0
Invalid votes 4,757
Total 213,433 102 Increase7

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