NationMaster - Namibian Democracy statistics

Civil and political liberties	4.5	[50th of 140]
Electoral system	party list
Electoral system type	proportional
Female candidacy	1,989	[1st of 161]
Female ministers	11.1%	[67th of 125]
Female parliamentarians	20.4%	[33rd of 157]
Female suffrage	1989
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	No
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	0.9%	[93rd of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	62.8%	[106th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	541,114	[116th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout	61.7	[62nd of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	861,848	[112nd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	876,828	[121st of 163]
Presidential elections > Invalid votes	1.2%	[47th of 61]
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout	62.1%	[59th of 86]
Presidential elections > Total vote	545,465	[75th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout	62.2	[52nd of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration	878,869	[75th of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population	876,828	[80th of 91]

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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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