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

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1966Thomas MongareKANUOne-party system
1966Joseph OseroKANUBy-election. One-party system
1969George Morara Kebaso MoindiKANUOne-party system
1970Benson Kegoro OgeroKANUBy-election. One-party system
1974Sospeter O. MagetoKANUOne-party system
1979Benson Kegoro OgeroKANUOne-party system
1983David Anasi OnyanchaKANUOne-party system.
1988David Anasi OnyanchaKANUOne-party system.
1992Henry Onyancha ObwochaFord-Kenyamulti-party system
1997Henry Onyancha ObwochaFord-Kenyamulti-party system
2002Henry Onyancha ObwochaFord-Peoplemulti-party system
2007James Ondicho GesamiODMmulti-party system
2013James Ondicho GesamiODMmulti-party system
2017Vincent Kemosi MogakaFORD-Kmulti-party system
2022Mogaka Stephen MJubilee 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]

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 Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "COUNTY WARDS". County Assembly of Nyamira. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012" (PDF). Law Society of Kenya. p. 39. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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