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Baringo North Constituency

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Baringo North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Baringo County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. The constituency has ten wards, all electing councillors for the Baringo County Council.

Daniel arap Moi, who later became the Kenyan president, was the first Baringo North MP. In the 1966 elections, he switched to represent Baringo Central Constituency.

Members of Parliament

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Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1963 Daniel arap Moi KADU One-party system
1966 Henry Ronguno arap Cheboiwo KANU
1969 Henry Ronguno arap Cheboiwo KANU
1974 Henry Ronguno arap Cheboiwo KANU
1979 Zephaniah Kipkebut Chepkonga KANU
1980 Henry Ronguno arap Cheboiwo KANU By-election;

one-party system

1983 Henry Ronguno arap Cheboiwo KANU One-party system
1988 Willy Rotich Y. arap Kamuren KANU
1992 Willy Rotich Y. arap Kamuren KANU
1997 Andrew C. Kiptoon KANU
2002 William Kiplumbei Boit KANU
2007 William Kipkiror ODM Multi-party system
2013 William Kipkiror URP
2017 William Kipkiror JP
2022 Joseph Kipkoross Makilap UDA

Wards

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Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Bartum 2,455
Kaboska

i / Kipkata || 3,902

Kaboskei Kerio 1,835
Kabutiei 2,483
Katiorin / Saimo South 5,537
Kelyo / Ossen 6,407
Lawan 3,378
Ng'orora 2,654
Saimo North 2,585
Sibilo 2,258
Total 33,494
*September 2005,[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  2. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Civic Elections Results (2002)[permanent dead link]