# List of political parties in Namibia

Namibia is a dominant-party state with the South-West Africa People's Organisation in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. In Namibian politics, ethnicity plays a significant role in party affiliation and voting behaviour. Some parties are dominated by single ethnic groups; SWAPO itself, its government, and administration, is pre-dominantly Ovambo.

## Parties with parliamentary seats

Parties with seats in the National Assembly of Namibia after the 2024 elections:
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Council | Assembly |
| South West Africa People’s Organisation Afrikaans: Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie German: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation | SWAPO SWAVO | Vacant | Centre-left | Socialism with Namibian characteristics | 28 / 42 | 51 / 104 |
| Independent Patriots for Change | IPC | Panduleni Itula | | Grassroots democracy | 2 / 42 | 20 / 104 |
| Affirmative Repositioning | AR | Job Amupanda | Left-wing | Marxism-leninism Pan-africanism | 0 / 42 | 7 / 104 |
| Popular Democratic Movement Afrikaans: Populêre Demokratiese Beweging | PDM | McHenry Venaani | Centre-right | Conservatism Economic liberalism | 2 / 42 | 5 / 104 |
| Landless People's Movement | LPM | Bernadus Swartbooi | Centre-left to left-wing | Social democracy Progressivism Land reform Environmentalism | 6 / 42 | 5 / 104 |
| United Democratic Front | UDF | Apius Auchab | | Damara interests | 2 / 42 | 1 / 104 |
| Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters | NEFF | Epafras Mukwiilongo | Far-left | Marxism–Leninism Pan-Africanism Anti-capitalism | 0 / 42 | 1 / 104 |
| South West Africa National Union | SWANU | Tangeni Iiyambo | Left-wing | Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism | 0 / 42 | 1 / 104 |
| Republican Party German: Republikanische Partei | RP | Henk Mudge | Right-wing | Conservatism Christian democracy | 0 / 42 | 1 / 104 |
| National Unity Democratic Organisation | NUDO | Esther Muinjangue | Centre-right | Herero interests | 1 / 42 | 1 / 104 |
| All People's Party | APP | Ignatius Shixwameni | Centre-left | Social democracy | 0 / 42 | 1 / 104 |
| National Democratic Party | NDP | Martin Lukato | | | 0 / 42 | 1 / 104 |
| Body of Christ Party | BCP | Festus Thomas | Right-wing | Christian democracy | 0 / 42 | 1 / 104 |

## Unrepresented parties

The following parties contested the 2019 parliamentary elections but did not gain a seat, in the order of votes obtained:
* Action Democratic Movement Party (ADM)
* Christian Democratic Voice (CDV)
* Congress of Democrats (CoD)
* National Empowerment Fighting Corruption (NEFC)
* National Patriotic Front (NPF)
* Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP)
* United People's Movement (UPM)
* Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP)

## Parties of local relevance

The following parties did not contest the 2019 general elections but took part in the 2020 local authority election, and gained seats:
* Gobabis Residents' Association, 1 seat in Gobabis
* Karibib Ratepayers Association, 1 seat in Karibib
* Monitor Action Group, 1 seat in Outjo
* Okahandja Rate Payers Association, 1 seat in Okahandja
* Omaruru Community Development Association, 1 seat in Omaruru
* Rehoboth Independent Town Management Association, 1 seat in Rehoboth
* United People's Movement (UPM), 1 seat in Rehoboth
* Rundu Concerned Citizens Association, 1 seat in Rundu
* Rundu Urban Community Association, 1 seat in Rundu
* Swakopmund Residents Association, 2 seats in Swakopmund
* Joint Walvis Bay Residents Association, 1 seat in Walvis Bay

## Defunct parties
### National parties

* Communist Party of Namibia
* Democratic Action for Namas
* Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN)
* Namibia African People's Democratic Organisation
* Namibian Democratic Movement for Change
* National Progressive Party
* Riemvasmaak United Party
* United Nama Independence People's Party
* United Namib Independence Party
* United Namibia People's Party

### Local parties

* Civic Association of Henties Bay

### Banned parties

* United Democratic Party