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1934 South West African parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in South West Africa on 31 October 1934.1934 Legislative Assembly Election https://web.archive.org/web/20070208025416/http://africanelections.tripod.com/na.html#1940_Legislative_Assembly_Election 2007-02-08 African Elections Database The whites-only election saw a victory for the United National South West Party, which won eight of the twelve elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.
Electoral system
The Legislative Assembly had 18 seats, of which twelve were elected in single-member constituencies, and six were appointed by the territory's Administrator, David Gideon Conradie. The twelve constituencies were Gibeon, Gobabis, Grootfontein, Keetmanshoop, Kolmanskop, Luderitz, Okahandja, Otjiwarongo, Swakopmund, Warmbad, Windhoek Central and Windhoek District.Zedekia Ngavirue (1997) Political parties and interest groups in South West Africa (Namibia), P Schelttwein Publishing, p301 3-908193-00-1
Results
Three seats, Gibeon, Kootmanshoop and Kolmanskop, were won unopposed by the United National South West Party. Of the six members appointed by Administrator, two were from the German League and four from the United National South West Party, resulting in a clear majority for the latter for the second consecutive election.
United National South West Party 2168 8 +1 German League in South West Africa de Deutscher Bund für Südwestafrika 558 1 –3 Economic League 808 1 New Independents 619 2 +1 Appointed members 6 0 0 Ngavirue
The results exclude the figures for Swakopmund, where an Independent candidate was elected with a 32-vote majority over their Economic League opponent.
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