Mt. Elgon Constituency

Mt. Elgon Constituency is a electoral constituency in Bungoma County, Kenya. It was formerly the only constituency in the now defunct Mount Elgon District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1963 Daniel Naibei Chepnoi Moss KANU
1969 Daniel Naibei Chepnoi Moss KANU One-party system
1974 Daniel Naibei Chepnoi Moss KANU One-party system
1979 Wilberforce arap Kisiero KANU One-party system
1983 Wilberforce arap Kisiero KANU One-party system.
1988 Wilberforce arap Kisiero KANU One-party system.
1992 Wilberforce arap Kisiero KANU
1997 Joseph N. Kimkung KANU
2002 John Bomet Serut KANU
2007 Fred Kapondi ODM
2013 John Bomet Serut IN

Wards

The constituency has eleven wards, all electing councillors for the Mt. Elgon County Council.

Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Chemoge 4,458
Chepkube 2,915
Cheptais 4,532
Chepyuk 5,113
Chesikak 6,793
Chongeywo 3,190
Elgon 5,197
Emmia 4,269
Kapkateny 3,338
Kaptama 5,453
Namorio 4,911
Total 50,169
*September 2005.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007
  2. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency

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