Butula Constituency
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Butula Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of four constituencies in Busia District
. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. The constituency has four wards, all electing councillors for the Busia County Council.
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 four constituencies in Busia District
Busia District, Kenya
Busia is a district in the Western Province of Kenya. It borders Kakamega District to the east, Bungoma District and Teso district to the north, Busia District, Uganda to the west, and Lake Victoria to the south....
. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. The constituency has four wards, all electing councillors for the Busia County Council.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Yekoyada F. O. Masakhalia | 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... |
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| 2002 | Christine Abungu Mango | NARC National Rainbow Coalition The National Rainbow Coalition was a coalition of Kenyan political parties in power from 2002 and 2005 when it fell apart in a controversy between its wings about a constitutional referendum.-Formation:... |
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| 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... |
Alfred Odhiambo Alfred Odhiambo Bwire Alfred Odhiambo is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Butula Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.-References:... |
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... |
Wards
| Wards | |
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Marachi Central | 9,245 |
| Marachi East | 8,671 |
| Marachi North | 9,762 |
| Marachi West | 7,951 |
| Total | 35,629 |