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In 1994, electoral support for the party diminished in both relative and total support. The party received 13,309 total votes (2.72% of the national vote). Two UDF members were elected to the National Assembly (ǁGaroëb and Biwa).
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that inbecame a political party in 1980. In 1989, the Damara Council joined other parties in order to participate in the
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held on November 15 and 16, 2004, the party won 3.5% of popular votes and three out of 78 seats
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The UDF formed an alliance with a number of splinter parties prior to the 1989 election:
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The UDF received 37,874 votes (5.65%) in the 1989 election, which elected members to the
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The founding members of the UDF were Justus ǁGaroëb, leader of the Damara Council, and
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The United Democratic Front is a political party that is most widely supported by
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in Namibia. The result of the merger was the United Democratic Front (UDF).
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founded the party in 1989 and led it until 2013. He was succeeded by
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The party retained its single seat in the National Council in 1998.
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Constituent Assembly: 1 November 1989 - 20 March 1990.
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Leader
Apius Auchab
Windhoek
Khomas Region
Ideology
Damara
minority politics
National Assembly
National Council
Pan-African Parliament
Politics of Namibia
Political parties
Elections
political party
Namibia
Justus ǁGaroëb
Apius Auchab
Damara people
Damara Council
Damaraland
South West Africa
first democratic elections
Reggie Diergaardt
Labour Party
Patriotic Unity Movement
CANU-UDF
CANU
George Mutwa

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