1992 Namibian local and regional elections explained

Local Authority Council and Regional Council Elections in Namibia were held from 30 November to 3 December 1992. It was the first set of such election elections since independence of Namibia. SWAPO won a majority of seats in both Local Authority Councils and Regional Councils.

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.[1]

Results

Regional Councils

A total of 534,437 voters were registered, but 64,431 were in uncontested constituencies.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government Elections: National, Regional, Local . Legal Assistance Centre . www.lac.org.na . 18 August 2024.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008230859/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/181101/1992+Analysis+of+result+regional+council+_rc_+election.pdf/f558a63b-72ba-45f5-a7de-c55d52ff5c50?version=1.0) 30 November – 03 December 1992 - Analysis of Results, Regional Councils (RC) Elections