Limuru Constituency
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Limuru Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of five constituencies in Kiambu District
. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.
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 five constituencies in Kiambu District
Kiambu District
Kiambu District is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kiambu. The district is adjacent to the northern border of Nairobi and has a population of 744,010....
. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.
Members of Parliament
Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
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1963 | James Samuel Gichuru | 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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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... |
James Samuel Gichuru | 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.... |
James Samuel Gichuru | 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... |
James Samuel Gichuru | 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 ... |
Jonathan Njenga | 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... |
Samuel Ngige Mwaura | 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... |
George Nyanja | Ford-Asili | |
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... |
George Nyanja | NDP National Development Party (Kenya) The National Development Party was political party in Kenya which was of national importance between 1994 and 2001.-Becoming Odinga's party:... |
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2002 | Simon Kanyingi Kuria | 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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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... |
Peter Mungai Mwathi | Ford-People |
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... |
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Location | Population* |
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Karambani | 27,369 |
Limuru Limuru Limuru is a town in central Kenya. It is also the name of a parliamentary constituency and an administrative division. Current 2004 population is about 4800.... |
42,084 |
Tigoni | 11,578 |
Ndeiya Ndeiya Ndeiya or Ndeiya ng'ombe is a region on the northeastern border of Central Province, Kenya. Ndeiya is near the Great Rift Valley. The name is derived from a Maasai word.-Geography:... |
26,892 |
Ngecha Ngecha Ngecha is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province.... |
12,318 |
Rironi | 8,589 |
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... |
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Bibirioni | 6,575 | Limuru Limuru Limuru is a town in central Kenya. It is also the name of a parliamentary constituency and an administrative division. Current 2004 population is about 4800.... municipality |
Kamirithu Kamirithu Kamirithu is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province.... |
13,100 | Limuru municipality |
Limuru Central | 4,096 | Limuru municipality |
Limuru East | 4,945 | Limuru municipality |
Tigoni | 6,082 | Kiambu county |
Ndeiya | 10,266 | Kiambu county |
Ngecha | 10,283 | Kiambu county |
Total | 55,347 | |