Othaya Constituency
Kenyan electoral constituency
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Othaya Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Nyeri County. Othaya Constituency comprises Othaya division of Nyeri County and was established for the 1966 elections. It has a population of 91,081 people (2019 census).
Othaya is the main town located in this constituency. Mwai Kibaki, the former president of Kenya, was the Othaya MP since 1974 until 2013. He had earlier been the MP of Doonholm Constituency (now Makadara).
Members of Parliament
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| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Joseph P Mathenge | KANU | One-party system |
| 1969 | Kega Muthua | KANU | One-party system |
| 1974 | Mwai Kibaki | KANU | One-party system |
| 1979 | Mwai Kibaki | KANU | One-party system |
| 1983 | Mwai Kibaki | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1988 | Mwai Kibaki | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1992 | Mwai Kibaki | Democratic Party | |
| 1997 | Mwai Kibaki | Democratic Party | Elected Leader of the Opposition. |
| 2002 | Mwai Kibaki | NARC/DP | Elected president of Kenya. |
| December 2007 | Mwai Kibaki | PNU | Elected president of Kenya. |
| March 2013 | Mary Wambui | TNA | |
| August 2017 | Mugambi James Gichuki | Jubilee | |
| August 2022 | Michael Wambugu Wainaina | UDA | |
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Locations and wards
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| Locations | Populationinformation.go.ke: |
|---|---|
| Chinga | 22,697 |
| Iria-Ini | 25,755 |
| Karima | 20,649 |
| Mahiga | 24,276 |
| Total | 93,377 |
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| Ward | Registered voters | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Kanyange | 1,162 | Othaya town |
| Kianganda | 1,962 | Othaya town |
| Nduye River | 2,727 | Othaya town |
| Nyamari | 3,464 | Othaya town |
| Thuti | 2,322 | Othaya town |
| Chinga | 12,758 | Nyeri County |
| Iria-Ini | 8,020 | Nyeri County |
| Karima | 6,097 | Nyeri County |
| Mahiga | 7,585 | Nyeri County |
| Mumwe | 5,691 | Nyeri County |
| Total | 51,788 | |
| *September 2005 | ||
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References
References
- Center for Multiparty Democracy: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080228121210/http://www.cmd.or.ke/images/Politics%20and%20Paliamenterians%20in%20Kenya.pdf Politics and Parliamentarians.. in Kenya 1944-2007]
- Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.agendaafrica.com/files/Voters.pdf Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency] {{webarchive. link. (2007-09-29)
- Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.gendergovernancekenya.org/documents/civic2002.pdf Civic Elections Results (2002)]{{dead link. (March 2018)
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