United Democratic Front (Namibia)

The United Democratic Front is a political party in Namibia. Its President is Justus Garoëb.

Electoral history

1989

The UDF received 37,874 votes (5.65%) in the 1989 election, which elected members to the Constituent Assembly of Namibia. The Constituent Assembly elected the first President and wrote Namibia's constitution. From the UDF, President Justus Garoëb, Reggie Diergaardt, Eric Biwa and T Soroseb were chosen for the assembly.

1992

The UDF won one seat in the 1992 elections for the National Council of Namibia.

1994

In 1994, electoral support for the party diminished in both relative and total support. The party received 13,309 total votes (2.72% of the national vote). Two UDF members were elected to the National Assembly (Garoëb and Biwa). [ [http://africanelections.tripod.com/na.html#1994_National_Assembly_Election 1994 election results] africanelections]

1998

The party retained its single seat in the National Council in 1998. [ [http://africanelections.tripod.com/na.html#1998_National_Council_Election 1998 election results] africanelections]

1999

Following the 1999 parliamentary election, the UDF formed a coalition with the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) so that the two parties could together be the Official Opposition despite the Congress of Democrats receiving the second highest number of votes.

2004

In the parliamentary election held on November 15 and 16, 2004, the party won 3.5% of popular votes and 3 out of 78 seats [http://www.inwent.org/v-ez/lis/namibia/parl-wahl.htm 1] . More than half (16,081 of 29,336 total votes) of the party's electoral support came from Khomas Region, Kunene Region and Otjozondjupa Region, with the single largest total coming from Kunene. [ [http://www.eisa.org.za/PDF/eu200403nam.pdf Election Update 2004] EISA December 2004] The party again retained its single seat in the National Council in 2004. [ [http://africanelections.tripod.com/na.html#2004_National_Council_Election 2004 National Council Election] africanelections]

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