Nyando Constituency
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Nyando is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of three constituencies of Nyando District
.
The constituency was established for the 1963 elections, but for the next election (1966) the Nyakach Constituency
was split out of it. In 1987 Muhoroni Constituency
was split from Nyando, while parts of the disestablished Winam Constituency was incorporated into Nyando .
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 Nyando District
Nyando District
Nyando district is a fairly new district in Kenya which broke away from Kisumu District in Nyanza Province in 1998. Nyando district borders the Rift Valley Province. The district is named after the Nyando River....
.
The constituency was established for the 1963 elections, but for the next election (1966) the Nyakach Constituency
Nyakach Constituency
Nyakach is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Nyando District. The constituency has nine wards, all electing councillors for the Nyando County Council....
was split out of it. In 1987 Muhoroni Constituency
Muhoroni Constituency
Muhoroni is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Nyando District.The constituency was established for the 1988 elections, when it was split from the Nyando Constituency .- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...
was split from Nyando, while parts of the disestablished Winam Constituency was incorporated into Nyando .
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
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| 1963 | Okuto Bala | 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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| 1966 | Okuto Bala | 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... |
T. O. Ogada | 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.... |
Matthew C. Onyango Midika | 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... |
Matthew C. Onyango Midika | 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 ... |
T. O. Ogada | 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... |
James Miruka Owuor | 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... |
Clarkson Otieno Karan | Ford-K | |
| 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... |
Paul Orwa Otita | 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 | Eric Opon Nyamunga | 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... |
Frederick Outa Otieno Frederick Outa Otieno Frederick Outa Otieno is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Nyando 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 | 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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| Kakola | 6,441 | Ahero Ahero Ahero is a town in Kenya. It is part of Nyando District of Nyanza Province. Ahero hosts a town council. It has an urban population of 7,891 and a total population of 61,556 . The town is located 20 kilometres east of Kisumu, the Provincial capital. Two major roads meet at Ahero, the B3 road from... town |
| Kochogo | 3,510 | Ahero town |
| Kombura / Katho | 4,873 | Ahero town |
| Onjiko / Wawidhi | 6,697 | Ahero town |
| Awasi | 5,844 | Nyando County |
| Bwanda / Kanyagwal | 3,111 | Nyando County |
| Kawino | 5,044 | Nyando County |
| Kikolo (East Kano) | 2,722 | Nyando County |
| Kochieng' | 6,441 | Nyando County |
| Total | 44,683 | |