2004 Namibian general election

2004 Namibian general election
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Presidential election
Turnout85.21%
 
Nominee Hifikepunye Pohamba Ben Ulenga
Party SWAPO COD
Popular vote 625,605 59,547
Percentage 76.44% 7.28%
Results by region
Pohamba:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      >90%
President before election

Sam Nujoma
SWAPO

Elected President

Hifikepunye Pohamba
SWAPO

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General elections were held in Namibia on 15 and 16 November 2004 to elect the President and National Assembly. The National Assembly election resulted in a landslide win for SWAPO, which won 55 of the 78 seats with over 75% of the vote.[1] SWAPO's candidate for president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, won the presidential election.[2] Following his victory, Pohamba was sworn in as president on 21 March 2005 at Independence Stadium in Windhoek.[3]

  1. ^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for members of the National Assembly" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. pp. 2–5.
  2. ^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for the President" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. pp. 1–2.
  3. ^ Namibia Swears-in New President VOA News, 21 March 2005