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Mt. Elgon Constituency

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Mount Elgon Constituency is an electoral constituency in Bungoma County, Western Kenya. It was formerly the only constituency in the now defunct Mount Elgon District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. It has a population of 218,873 people (2019 census).[1]

Members of Parliament

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Since independence, Mt. Elgon constituency electorates has elected five different Members of the National Assembly (MPs). Daniel Moss was the pioneer MP in 1963, while Fred Chesebe Kapondi is the incumbent. It is worthy also noting that Mt. Elgon is the only constituency created at independence that has never been subdivided to create more electoral area units, an issue that has disenfranchised its electorate. This was witnessed by the recent call for ELEXIT (Elgon Exit from Bungoma County), a memorandum that was received at the SENATE during the highs of BBI.

Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1963 Daniel Naibei Chepnoi Moss KANU
1969 Daniel Naibei Chepnoi Moss KANU One-party system
1974 Daniel Naibei Chepnoi Moss KANU One-party system
1979 Wilberforce arap Kisiero KANU One-party system
1983 Wilberforce arap Kisiero KANU One-party system.
1988 Wilberforce arap Kisiero KANU One-party system.
1992 Wilberforce arap Kisiero KANU
1997 Joseph Naibei Kimkung KANU
2002 John Bomet Serut KANU
2007 Fred Chesebe Kapondi ODM
2013 John Bomet Serut IN
2017 Fred Chesebe Kapondi Jubilee
2022 Fred Chesebe Kapondi UDA Kenya Kwanza Alliance

Wards

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

Wards
Ward Registered Voters MCA Election Year Party Votes
Cheptais 13,342 Martin Cheseto Chemorion 2022 UDA 3,823
Chepyuk 11,375 Frankline Simotwo Korir 2022 Ford Kenya 2,856
Chesikak 11,075 Jacob Marugaa Psero 2022 IND 3,419
Elgon 14,512 George Kwemoi Tendet 2022 IND 3,125
Kapkateny 12,141 Joan Chemayiek Kirong 2022 UDA 3,566
Kaptama 13,714 Francis Chemion Masai 2022 UDA 4,993
Total 76,159
*June 2022.[3]

References

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  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