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| National Council | |
| Coa Pic: | Coat of arms of Namibia.svg |
| Coa Res: | 150px |
| House Type: | Upper House |
| Body: | Parliament of Namibia |
| Foundation: | 23 February 1993[1] |
| Leader1: | Lukas Sinimbo Muha |
| Election1: | 15 December 2020[2] |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Chairperson |
| Leader2: | Victoria Kauma |
| Election2: | 9 December 2019 |
| Members: | 42 |
| Term Length: | 5 years |
| Structure1: | Seating_of_the_National_Council_of_Namibia.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (28) Official opposition (6) Other parties (8) |
| Voting System1: | Indirect election by Regional Councils |
| Session Room: | National Council Namibia.jpg |
| Website: | Parliament of Namibia |
The National Council is the upper chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. It reviews bills passed by the lower chamber and makes recommendations for legislation of regional concern to the lower chamber.[3]
The 42 National Council members are indirectly elected by regional councils for a term of five years.[4] Each of the 14 regional councils chooses three of its members to serve on the National Council.[5] The last regional council elections were held on 25 November 2020.
Political party distribution in the National Council is as follows:[6]
The National Council meets in the capital Windhoek in the National Council Building next to the Tintenpalast. The chairperson as of December 2020 is Lukas Muha.
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
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| 1992 | 1998 | 2004 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | |||
| South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 28 | ||
| Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) | 06 | 04 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 02 | ||
| United Democratic Front (UDF) | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | - | 02 | ||
| National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) | - | - | - | - | 01 | 01 | ||
| Landless People's Movement (LPM) | - | - | - | - | - | 06 | ||
| Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) | - | - | - | - | - | 02 | ||
| Independent candidates | - | - | - | - | - | 01 | ||
| Total | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 42 | 42 | ||