West Mugirango Constituency Explained

West Mugirango
Constituency Link:List of constituencies of Kenya
Parl Name:Parliament of Kenya
District Label:County
District:Nyamira County
Year:1966
Party Label:Party
Previous:North Mugirango

West Mugirango Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Nyamira County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections from what was a larger North Mugirango Constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [1] PartyNotes
One-party system
1966 By-election. One-party system
One-party system
1970 By-election. One-party system
One-party system
One-party system
One-party system.
One-party system.
multi-party system
multi-party system
multi-party system
multi-party system
multi-party system
multi-party system
Jubilee Partymulti-party system

Wards

Prior to 2013, West Mugirango Constituency had twelve wards: Kebirigo, Nyamira, Rangenyo, Sironga, part of Bogichora, part of Bonyamatuta, Gesiaga, Keera, Miruka-Nyamaiya, Motagara and Sironga.[2] However, ward boundaries and some of the names were revised to five, namely: Bogichora, Bonyamatuta, Bosamaro, Nyamaiya and Township.[3]

Nyamira South Sub-county

Nyamira South Sub-county shares common boundaries with West Mugirango Constituency. The Sub-county is headed by the sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board.[4]

Notes and 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
  3. Web site: COUNTY WARDS . County Assembly of Nyamira . 8 November 2022.
  4. Web site: County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012 . Law Society of Kenya . 4 November 2022 . 39.