Keiyo South Constituency

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Keiyo South is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Elgeyo-Marakwet County. The constituency has 6 wards, all of which elect a Member of County Assembly (MCA) for Elgeyo Marakwet County which sits in the county Headquarters, Iten. The wards are namely: Metkei, Kabiemit, Chepkorio, Soy South and Kaptarakwa. The constituency was established for the 1969 elections, one of two constituencies of the former Keiyo District.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [1] PartyNotes
1969 Stanley Kurgat KANU One-party system
1974 Stanley Kurgat KANU One-party system
1979 Nicholas Biwott KANU One-party system
1983 Nicholas Biwott KANU One-party system.
1988 Nicholas Biwott KANU One-party system.
1992 Nicholas Biwott KANU
1997 Nicholas Biwott KANU
2002 Nicholas Biwott KANU
2007 Jackson Kiptanui ODM
2013 Jackson Kiptanui URP
2017 Daniel Rono Jubilee
2022 Gideon Kimaiyo UDA

Locations and wards

Locations
LocationPopulation*
Chemoibon4,819
Chepsigot2,244
Epke2,353
Kabiemit6,731
Kamwosor6,774
Kapkwony2,556
Kaptarakwa 5,411
Kibargoi4,802
Kitany7,226
Kocholwo6,865
Maoi5,640
Marichor15,196
Metkei 3,285
Mosop7,754
Nyaru8,933
Soy10,544
Tumeiyo5,213
Totalx
1999 census. [2]
Wards
WardRegistered Voters
Chemoibon1,941
Chepsigot1,835
Kabiemit2,699
Kamwosor2,773
Kaptarakwa2,728
Kibargoi2,071
Kitany2,848
Kocholwo2,701
Maoi1,942
Marichor6,196
Metkei2,270
Mosop2,386
Nyaru2,821
Soy ward3,922
Tumeiyo1,929
Total41,062
*September 2005. [3]

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