Kwanza Constituency

Kwanza Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. The constituency has seven wards, all of which elect councillors for the Nzoia County Council. It is one of five constituencies in Trans-Nzoia County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1988Noah WekesaKANUOne-party system.
1992George KaptenFord-K
1997George KaptenFord-KKapten died in December 1999, resulting in by-elections [2]
2000Noah WekesaFord-K
2002Noah WekesaNARC
2007Noah WekesaPNU Defeated ODM

Albert Gumo

2013 Ferdinand

Wanyonyi

Ford

K

Defeated URP

KORIR SING’OEI ABRAHAM

Wards

Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Chepchoina8,871
Kaibei7,346
Kaisagat7,123
Kapomboi11,944
Kapsitwet6,791
Kwanza9,336
Total60,021
*September 2005.[3]

References

  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Daily Nation, April 17, 2000: Kanu loss in by-election more than a triumph for opposition party
  3. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

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