Electoral system for national legislature

Namibia

Namibia

Answer
List PR
Source

Namibia Constitution (1992)

Article 49
Elections

The election of members in terms of Article 46(1)(a) hereof shall be on party lists and in accordance with the principles of proportional representation as set out in Schedule 4 hereof.

Comment

Namibia uses the closed-list proportional representation system, with the whole country constituting a single district returning 96 members of parliament.

Seats are allocated by the Hare method.

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