Bomet Constituency

Bomet Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Bomet District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1963 Alfred K. arap Soi KADU
1969 Joseph K. arap Chumo KANU One-party system
1974 Isaac Kipkorir Salat KANU One-party system
1979 Isaac Kipkorir Salat KANU One-party system
1983 Isaac Kipkorir Salat KANU One-party system.
1988 Kipkalya Kones KANU One-party system.
1992 Kipkalya Kones KANU
1997 Kipkalya Kones KANU
2002 Nicholas Kiptoo Korir Salat KANU
2007 Kipkalya Kones ODM Kones died in an air accident in June 2008 [2]
2008 Beatrice Kones ODM By-election [3]

Wards

Wards
Ward Registered Voters Local Authority
Cheboin 4,028 Bomet municipality
Emkwen 8,652 Bomet municipality
Township 8,292 Bomet municipality
Chemaner 5,096 Bomet County
Chesoen 5,057 Bomet County
Kapkimolwa 4,458 Bomet County
Kembu 4,621 Bomet County
Kipreres 6,528 Bomet County
Mugaango 6,029 Bomet County
Ndaraweta 5,928 Bomet County
Sibaiyan 4,647 Bomet County
Tegat 3,038 Bomet County
Total 66,374
*September 2005 [4].

References

  1. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  2. ^ "Two Kenyan government ministers die", Sapa-AFP (IOL), June 10, 2008.
  3. ^ KBC, September 26, 2010: Kones and Laboso win seats
  4. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency