Belgut Constituency
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Belgut is an electoral constituency
Constituencies of Kenya
Constituencies of Kenya are used to select members of the Kenyan parliament. Currently there are 210 constituencies in Kenya. However, following the promulgation of the new constitution, the number of constituencies are to be increased to 290...

 in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. It is one of three constituencies of Kericho District
Kericho District
Kericho is a district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kericho. It has a population of 468,493 and an area of 2,111 km² .The district has three constituencies:*Belgut Constituency*Ainamoi Constituency...

. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP Party Notes
1963  Alfred Kiprato Kerich  KADU
Kenya African Democratic Union
The Kenya African Democratic Union was a political party in Kenya. It was founded in 1960 as an alternative to Jomo Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union . It was led by Ronald Ngala...

 
1969
Kenyan general election, 1969
General elections were held in Kenya on 6 December 1969, the first since independence in 1963. The country had become a de facto one-party state after President Jomo Kenyatta had banned the Kenya African People's Union on 30 October, with Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union being the sole party...

 
Wesley K. Rono  KANU
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 
One-party system
1974
Kenyan general election, 1974
General elections were held in Kenya on 14 October 1974. At the time, the country was a de facto one-party state with the Kenya African National Union being the sole party to participate in the election. 740 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with 88 incumbents defeated....

 
Alfred Kiprato arap Kerich  KANU
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 
One-party system
1979
Kenyan general election, 1979
General elections were held in Kenya on 8 November 1979. At the time, the country was a de facto one-party state with the Kenya African National Union being the sole party to participate in the election. 742 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with more than half of the...

 
Ayub arap Chepkwony  KANU
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 
One-party system
1983
Kenyan general election, 1983
General elections were held in Kenya on 26 September 1983. At the time, the country was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union having been made the sole party the previous year. Moer than 750 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with around 40% of incumbents ...

 
Kiptarus arap Kirior  KANU
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 
One-party system.
1988
Kenyan general election, 1988
General elections were held in Kenya on 21 March 1988. At time the county was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union as the sole legal party. The size of the National Assembly was expanded from 158 to 188 seats, whilst a further 12 members were appointed by President Daniel arap Moi...

 
Ayub arap Chepkwony  KANU
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 
One-party system.
1992
Kenyan general election, 1992
General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992. Although they were the first multi-party elections since independence, the results were marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, and targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province...

 
Kiptarus arap Kirior  KANU
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 
1997
Kenyan general election, 1997
General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Kenya African National Union, which won 107 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate Daniel arap Moi won the presidential election...

 
Charles D. K. arap Kirui  KANU
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 
2002  Charles Cheruiyot Keter  KANU
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 
2007
Kenyan general election, 2007
Kenyan general election, 2007 was held on 27 December 2007 . It comprised Presidential, parliamentary and civic elections. The previous general election in Kenya was held in 2002.-See also:*Kenyan presidential election, 2007...

 
Charles Cheruiyot Keter  ODM
Orange Democratic Movement
Orange Democratic Movement refers to a political party in Kenya, which is the successor of a former grassroots people's movement which was formed in the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum. The erstwhile single party which separated in August 2007 into two...

 

Locations and wards

Locations
Locations of Kenya
||Locations are a type of administrative region in Kenya. Location are a fourth level subdivision below Provinces, Districts and Divisions. Locations are further subdivided into Sub-locations . As of 1999 census there were 2,427 locations and 6,612 sublocations in Kenya .Each division in Kenya is...

Location Population*
Kapsuser 15,000
Chaik 27,870
Chemamul 15,051
Kabianga 15,909
Kaplelatet 15241
Kebeneti 22,096
Kiptere 20,692
Seretut 18,283
Waldai 41,616
Total x
1999 census .

Wards
Ward Registered Voters Local Authority
Local authorities of Kenya
Local authorities in Kenya are the bodies controlling local governance in Kenya.Kenya has four classes of local authorities: City, Municipality, Town and County council. Currently there are three authorities with city status: Nairobi, the national capital, Mombasa and Kisumu...

Cheptororiet 3,162 Kericho
Kericho
Kericho is a Kenyan County located to the South West of the country and lies within the highlands west of The Great Rift Valley. The capital of the district is Kericho town. The district home to the best of Kenyan Tea which is world famous for its brightness, attractive color, brisk flavor and...

municipality
Kapsuser 2,517 Kericho municipality
Kipkoiyan 3,934 Kericho municipality
Chaik 8,691 Kipsigis county
Chemamul 5,588 Kipsigis county
Kabianga 5,895 Kipsigis county
Kaplelatet 4,553 Kipsigis county
Kebeneti 6,867 Kipsigis county
Kiptere 7,091 Kipsigis county
Seretut 2,549 Kipsigis county
Waldai 9,260 Kipsigis county
Total 60,107
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