Mt. Elgon Constituency

Mount Elgon Constituency or Mt. Elgon Constituency is an 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.[1]

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1963Daniel Naibei Chepnoi MossKANU
1969Daniel Naibei Chepnoi MossKANUOne-party system
1974Daniel Naibei Chepnoi MossKANUOne-party system
1979Wilberforce arap KisieroKANUOne-party system
1983Wilberforce arap KisieroKANUOne-party system.
1988Wilberforce arap KisieroKANUOne-party system.
1992Wilberforce arap KisieroKANU
1997Joseph N. KimkungKANU
2002John Bomet SerutKANU
2007Fred Chesebe KapondiODM
2013John Bomet SerutIN
2017Fred Chesebe KapondiJubilee

Wards

The constituency has six wards, all electing Members of County Assembly (MCAs) for the Bungoma County Assembly.

Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Cheptais4,532
Chepyuk5,113
Chesikak6,793
Elgon5,197
Kapkateny3,338
Kaptama5,453
Total50,169
*September 2010.[3]

References

  1. District Development Plan, 2002-2008: Mt. Elgon. Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Finance and Planning. 2002.
  2. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

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