Landless People's Movement (Namibia)
The Landless People's Movement is a political party in Namibia. It is led by former deputy Minister of lands and resettlement Bernadus Swartbooi, who serves as its President and chief change campaigner, and Henny Seibeb, the party's deputy leader. The party has four seats in parliament, which are occupied by the Party's President, Bernadus Swartbooi, Mootu Utaara, Isaacks Edison and Seibeb Henry.
History
The Landless People's Movement was formed after Bernadus Swartbooi, deputy minister of land reform, was fired by the late former President Hage Geingob in December 2016 after refusing to apologise to then Land Reform Minister Utoni Nujoma, whom he accused of resettling people from other regions into the south of the country ahead of the Nama.Policies
Swartbooi has been a vocal advocate of land restitution and restorative justice for landless Namibians who were dispossessed of their land, including indigenous communities. The party's youth wing is the LPM Youth and Student Command Element.Electoral history
National Assembly elections
The party took part in the 2024 Namibian general election and gained one seat in the Parliament of Namibia, in addition to its previous four seats, which the party won in the 2019 Namibian general election. Its leader, Bernadus Swartbooi, was the party's presidential candidate and achieved the fourth strongest support nationally by receiving 4.65% of the national vote.| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
| 2019 | Bernadus Swartbooi | 38,956 | 4.75% | New | 3rd | ||
| 2024 | Bernadus Swartbooi | 56,971 | 5.21% | 1 | 5th |