1929 South West African parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in South West Africa on 3 July 1929.1929 Legislative Assembly Election https://web.archive.org/web/20070208025416/http://africanelections.tripod.com/na.html#1929_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 seven 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, Albertus Johannes Werth. The twelve constituencies were Gibeon, Gobabis, Grootfontein, Keetmanshoop, Kolmanskop, Luderitz, Okahandja, Omaruru, 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 One seat, Grootfontein, was won unopposed by the German League in South West Africa. Of the six members appointed by Werth, three were from the German League and three from the United National South West Party, giving the latter a simple majority in the Legislative Assembly. United National South West Party 2108 7 +4 German League in South West Africa 971 4 –4 Independents 1190 1 0 Appointed members − 6 0 0 Ngavirue References South West Africa Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Namibia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:July 1929