1992 Namibian local and regional elections

none Local Authority Council and Regional Council elections were held in Namibia from 30 November to 3 December 1992.Forrest Joshua 1994 Namibia--The First Postapartheid Democracy https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/225384 Journal of Democracy 5 3 88–100 1086-3214 It was the first set of such elections since independence. SWAPO won a majority of seats in both Local Authority Councils and Regional Councils. There was some violence during the election, including the killing of a DTA candidate by SWAPO militants. Electoral system Elections for regional councils are held using the first-past-the-post electoral system. Voters in each constituency elect one councillor to represent them on their regional council. Local authority councillors are elected by a system of proportional representation.Government Elections: National, Regional, Local https://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/Pdf/Gov7_Elections_in_Namibia.pdf Legal Assistance Centre www.lac.org.na 18 August 2024 Results Local Authority Councils SWAPO 73736 184 Democratic Turnhalle Alliance 42278 116 United Democratic Front 7473 18 SWANU 1895 1 Local Associations 1516 1 Workers Revolutionary Party 115 0 red 1879 156795 Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of result of general election for local authority councils Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia 547 1–27 Government of Namibia 7 December 1992 https://www.lac.org.na/laws/1992/547.pdf pdf Regional Councils A total of 534,437 voters were registered, but 64,431 were in uncontested constituencies.30 November – 03 December 1992 - Analysis of Results, Regional Councils (RC) Elections Electoral Commission of Namibia SWAPO 256778 71 Democratic Turnhalle Alliance 103359 21 United Democratic Front 9285 3 SWANU 2696 0 National Patriotic Front 734 0 Workers Revolutionary Party 175 0 red Independents 430 0 7584 0 470006 Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of result of general election for regional councils Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia 545 1–19 Government of Namibia 7 December 1992 https://www.lac.org.na/laws/1992/545.pdf pdf References expanded Category:Local and regional elections in Namibia Namibia Category:1992 in Namibia Category:November 1992 in Africa Category:December 1992 in Africa