General elections were held in Namibia on 30 November and 1 December 1999 to elect a president and the National Assembly.^[1] Voting took place over two days, after the Commission was persuaded by protests from political parties that a single polling day would be insufficient to accommodate travel to polling stations by voters in remote areas.^[2]

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1999 Namibian general election

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Presidential election
Turnout	62.06%
COD DTA Nominee Sam Nujoma Ben Ulenga Katuutire Kaura Party SWAPO COD DTA Popular vote 414,096 56,541 50,824 Percentage 76.85% 10.49% 9.64%
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President before election Sam Nujoma SWAPO Elected President Sam Nujoma SWAPO

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Incumbent President Sam Nujoma of SWAPO was re-elected with over 76% of the vote, whilst SWAPO won 55 of the 72 elected seats in the National Assembly.^[3]

The President was elected using a modified two-round system, with a candidate required to receive at least 50% of the vote in the first round to be elected; if no candidate had crossed the 50% threshold, subsequent rounds would be held until a candidate achieved a majority.^[4] The Namibian constitution was amended to allow the first president to hold office for three terms, as Nujoma had started his first term after being nominated by members of the Constituent Assembly rather than being directly elected.^[5]

The National Assembly consisted of 72 members elected by proportional representation and six members appointed by the President.^[4]

Following supplementary voter registration between August and September 1999,  the electorate rose from 738,000 to 878,000 due to names being entered improperly, incorrect addresses, names entered multiple times, and officials registering people beyond the 8 October deadline.^[2] The former Director of Elections maintained that the actual number of legitimate voters was approximately 790,000. To combat voter fraud, voters would sign or mark their cards to prevent them from voting twice, they would also have thumb marking with indelible ink.^[2]

The Congress of Democrats (COD) felt that distribution of public funds to political parties were unfair as, the money was only available for political parties represented in parliament. Based on representation SWAPO received N$5.8 million, the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) N$1.8 million, the United Democratic Front N$225,000, the Monitor Action Group N$75,316 and the Democratic Coalition of Namibia N$69,355.