Westlands Constituency
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Westlands Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies of Nairobi Province. It consists of western and northwestern areas of Nairobi. Westlands constituency has common boundaries with Westlands Division of Nairobi. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City Council area. The constituency has an area of 98 sq km. It was known as Nairobi Northeast Constituency at the 1963 elections, then as Parklands Constituency and since 1988 elections it has has been known as Westlands Constituency.
Westlands constituency contains some of the highest income areas in Nairobi, as well as slum areas like Kangemi.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
Elections | MP [1] | Party | Notes |
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1963 | Fitz Remedios Santana de Souza | KANU | |
1969 | Samuel Kivuitu | KANU | One-party system |
1974 | Isaac Waweru | KANU | One-party system |
1979 | Krishan Chander Gautama | KANU | One-party system |
1983 | Samuel Kivuitu | KANU | One-party system. |
1988 | Njoroge Mungai | KANU | One-party system. |
1992 | Amin Walji | KANU | Walji died durng his tenure [2] |
1994 | Fred Gumo | KANU | By-elections |
1997 | Fred Gumo | KANU | |
2002 | Fred Gumo | NARC | |
2007 | Fred Gumo | ODM | Gumo 35,821; Tett 24,594; Mueke 5,501; Pattni 4,586 |
[edit] Locations and wards
Locations | |
Location | Population* |
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Highridge | 65,268 |
Kangemi | 82,964 |
Kilimani | 61,290 |
Kitisuru | 38,424 |
Lavington | 26,540 |
Parklands | 16,031 |
Total | x |
1999 census [3]. |
Wards | |
Ward | Registered Voters |
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Highridge | 26,875 |
Kangemi | 24,239 |
Kileleshwa | 17,064 |
Kilimani | 29,684 |
Kitisuru | 17,143 |
Parklands | 20,114 |
Total | 135,119 |
*September 2005 [4]. |
[edit] References
- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
- ^ Daily Nation, March 18, 2002: Mwau looking past merger poll
- ^ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency