Malava Constituency
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Malava Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of four constituencies in Kakamega District
. The constituency was established for the 1988 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 four constituencies in Kakamega District
Kakamega District
Kakamega District is a district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kakamega. It has a population of 603,422 and an area of 1,395 km² .The district has four constituencies:*Malava Constituency*Lurambi Constituency...
. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
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| 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... |
Joshua Mulanda Angatia | 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. |
| 1990 | MN. S. Anaswa | 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... |
By-elections, 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... |
Joshua Mulanda Angatia | 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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| 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... |
Soita Shitanda Soita Shitanda Soita Shitanda is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to New Ford Kenya and was elected to represent the Malava Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya. Soita has represented Malava constituency since 1997, after he ousted the then, Minister of Health, Mr. Joshua Angatia in the general election,... |
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| 2002 | Soita Shitanda Soita Shitanda Soita Shitanda is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to New Ford Kenya and was elected to represent the Malava Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya. Soita has represented Malava constituency since 1997, after he ousted the then, Minister of Health, Mr. Joshua Angatia in the general election,... |
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... |
Soita Shitanda Soita Shitanda Soita Shitanda is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to New Ford Kenya and was elected to represent the Malava Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya. Soita has represented Malava constituency since 1997, after he ousted the then, Minister of Health, Mr. Joshua Angatia in the general election,... |
New Ford Kenya |
Wards
| 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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| Chemuche | 5,324 | Malava town |
| Butali | 3,966 | Malava town |
| Chegulo | 5,280 | Kakamega county |
| Mahira | 4,711 | Malava town |
| Mugai | 4,256 | Malava town |
| Shivanga | 8,124 | Kakamega county |
| South Kabras Rural | 13,078 | Kakamega county |
| West Kabras / Shirugu | 10,580 | Kakamega county |
| Total | 55,319 | |