Butere Constituency

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Butere
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Butere Constituency within Kakamega County
Kakamega County within Kenya
CountyKakamega
Population154100[1][2]
Area210 km2 (81.1 sq mi)[3]
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyODM
Member of ParliamentNicholas Scott Tindi Mwale
Wards5

Butere Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kakamega County and one of four in the former Butere/Mumias District. The constituency has six wards, all electing councillors to the Butere/Mumias County Council. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.

Butere Constituency Members of Parliament

Elections MP[4] Party Notes
1963Joseph Martin ShikukuKADU
1969Joseph Martin ShikukuKANUOne-party system
1974Joseph Martin ShikukuKANUOne-party system
1975Richard LitunyaKANUBy-election. One-party system.
1979Joseph Martin ShikukuKANUOne-party system
1983Joseph Martin ShikukuKANUOne-party system.
1988Jesse Eshikhati OpembeKANUOne-party system.
1989J. A. O. OkwaraKANUBy-election. One-party system.
1992Joseph Martin ShikukuFord-A
1997Amukowa AnangweKANU
2002Wycliffe OparanyaNARC
2007Wycliffe OparanyaODM

Wards in Butere Constituency

Wards
Ward Registered voters
Butere township7,039
Central Marama6,362
Marenyo / Shianda8,510
North Marama7,241
Manyala and Masaba7,261
West Marama9,164
Total45,577
*September 2005[5]

References

  1. "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  2. 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Nairobi: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  4. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine