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National Council
Type
Type	Upper House of the Parliament of Namibia
Leadership
Chairman	Margaret Mensah-Williams, SWAPO Since 08 December 2015
Structure
Seats	42
Political groups	SWAPO Party of Namibia (40)      Popular Democratic Movement (1)      National Unity Democratic Organization (1)
Elections
Voting system	Indirect election by Regional Councils
Last election	27 November 2015
Meeting place
Tintenpalast, Windhoek
Website
Parliament of Namibia

Namibia
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The National Council is the upper chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament.

The 42 National Council members are chosen by regional councils, which are directly elected for a term of six years. Each of the 14 regional councils chooses three of its members to serve on the National Council. The last regional council elections were held on 27 November 2015.

Political party distribution in the current^[update] National Council is as follows:

• 
  South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) - 40 Seats


• 
  Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) - 1 Seat


• 
  National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) - 1 Seat

The council meets in the Namibian capital of Windhoek in the so-called Tintenpalast. The current^[update] chairperson is Margaret Mensah-Williams. Ten women occupy seats in the National Council.

Previous National Council election results

See also

• 
  National Assembly of Namibia - the lower chamber of Parliament


• History of Namibia


• Legislative Branch


• List of Chairpersons of the National Council of Namibia


• List of national legislatures

References