Elections 2009: Some Key Figures

Swapo takes a one-seat hit

54 seats for Swapo, down from 55.

Eight seats for RDP.

* TWO-SEATERS
DTA
Nudo
UDF

* All Peoples’ Party secures one seat.
    
* LUCKY PACKET WINNERS
Republican Party
Congress of Democrats, down from five seats.
Swanu

* Total valid votes in presidential election this time: 799 870. In 2004: 818 395
* President Pohamba is 8 661 votes more popular than Swapo.
* Last time (2004) President Pohamba got 625 605. This time he got 611 241.
* In the last election, Swapo got 620 609 votes and this time 602 580.
* There will be 19 new faces in the National Assembly, i.e. people who have not served in parliament before.
* 811 143 votes cast in National Assembly Election. Rejected ballots 10 576
* There are 16 women among the 72 MPs.