List of members of the 5th National Assembly of Namibia

Below is a list of members of the 5th National Assembly of Namibia. They were selected by their parties based on the results of the 2009 parliamentary election. The members were in the National Assembly from 21 March 2010 until 21 March 2015. Members were chosen by their parties. Parties were voted in via proportional representation.

5th National Assembly of Namibia
Type
Type
History
Founded2010
Structure
Seats78
Political groups
  SWAPO (54)
  RDP (8)
  DTA (2)
  Others (8)
  Appointed (6)
Politics of Namibia
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations

The 5th National Assembly consisted of 78 members: 72 elected from the party lists, and 6 without voting rights, appointed by the president. This National Assembly, like each of the previous National Assemblies, was led by the South West Africa People's Organization. The seat distribution for the voting members was as follows:[1]

Elected members

The following people were voting members of the 5th National Assembly, elected in the 2009 parliamentary election:[2][3]

South West Africa People's Organization

Rally for Democracy and Progress

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance

National Unity Democratic Organisation

United Democratic Front

All People's Party

Republican Party

In September 2010, Mudge and the Republican Party began the process of merging with the Rally for Democracy and Progress.[5]

Congress of Democrats

South West Africa National Union

Appointed members

The following people were non-voting members of the 5th National Assembly, appointed by president Hifikepunye Pohamba:[4]

References
  1. "28–29 November 2009 — Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. "5th National Assembly: 2010 – 2015". Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Members of the National Assembly" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 4937. Government of Namibia. 18 December 2009. pp. 3–4.
  4. Katshenye, Fanuel (January–April 2010). "Chief Justice Swears-in Fifth National Assembly". Parliament Journal. Parliament of Namibia. 8 (1): 6.
  5. Republican Party disbands Archived 2010-10-07 at the Wayback Machine The Namibian, 4 October 2010
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