Kikuyu Constituency
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Kikuyu Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of five constituencies in Kiambu District
. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. From 1988 elections to 2002 elections it was known as Kabete Constituency.
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 five constituencies in Kiambu District
Kiambu District
Kiambu District is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kiambu. The district is adjacent to the northern border of Nairobi and has a population of 744,010....
. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. From 1988 elections to 2002 elections it was known as Kabete Constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
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| 1963 | Joseph Kararahe Gatuguta | 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... |
Joseph Kararahe Gatuguta | 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.... |
Amos Ng’ang’a | 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... |
Amos Ng'ang'a | 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 |
| 1980 | Charles Njonjo Charles Njonjo Charles Mugane Njonjo is a former Kenyan Attorney General , and Minister for Constitutional Affairs .- Biography :... |
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... |
By-elections. 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 ... |
Peter Kabibi Kinyanjui | 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... |
Peter Kabibi Kinyanjui | 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... |
Paul Kibugi Muite Paul Muite Paul Kibugi Muite is a Kenyan lawyer, politician and a prominent figure in Kenya's struggle to remove the Single party dictatorship, established by the Kenya African National Union in 1982, during the 1990s. He served a Vice Chairman of Ford-Kenya, whilst it was under the tutelage of Oginga Odinga... |
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 Kibugi Muite Paul Muite Paul Kibugi Muite is a Kenyan lawyer, politician and a prominent figure in Kenya's struggle to remove the Single party dictatorship, established by the Kenya African National Union in 1982, during the 1990s. He served a Vice Chairman of Ford-Kenya, whilst it was under the tutelage of Oginga Odinga... |
Safina Safina The Safina is a political party in Kenya.At the legislative elections on 27 December 2007, the party won 5 out of 210 elected seats.... |
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| 2002 | Paul Kibugi Muite Paul Muite Paul Kibugi Muite is a Kenyan lawyer, politician and a prominent figure in Kenya's struggle to remove the Single party dictatorship, established by the Kenya African National Union in 1982, during the 1990s. He served a Vice Chairman of Ford-Kenya, whilst it was under the tutelage of Oginga Odinga... |
Safina Safina The Safina is a political party in Kenya.At the legislative elections on 27 December 2007, the party won 5 out of 210 elected seats.... |
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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... |
Lewis Nguyai Nganga Lewis Nguyai Nganga Lewis Nguyai Nganga is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Kikuyu Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.... |
PNU Party of National Unity (Kenya) Party of National Unity was founded as a political coalition of parties in Kenya. On September 16, 2007, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced the party formation and said that he would run as its presidential candidate in the December 2007 Kenyan elections... |
Wards
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| 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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| Kabete Kabete Kabete is a town just outside Nairobi borders in the Central Province of Kenya. Administratively, Kabete is a location in the Kikuyu division of the Kiambu District. Kabete is also name for one of the five constituencies in the Kiambu district.... |
11,479 | Kikuyu Kikuyu, Kenya Kikuyu is a town in the Central Province of Kenya. The town is located 20 km northwest of central Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Kikuyu hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Kiambu District.... town |
| Karai | 12,602 | Kiambu county |
| Kikuyu Kikuyu, Kenya Kikuyu is a town in the Central Province of Kenya. The town is located 20 km northwest of central Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Kikuyu hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Kiambu District.... |
17,510 | Kikuyu town |
| Kinoo | 15,707 | Kikuyu town |
| Muguga | 14,475 | Kikuyu town |
| Nyathuna | 11,572 | Kikuyu town |
| Total | 83,345 | |