Kwanza Constituency
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Constituency in Trans-Nzoia County
| Kwanza | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
 Kwanza Constituency within Trans Nzoia County | |
 Trans-Nzoia County within Kenya | |
| County | Trans-Nzoia |
| Population | 203821[1][2] |
| Area | 465 km2 (179.5 sq mi)[3] |
| Current constituency | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | FORD Kenya |
| Member of Parliament | Ferdinand Kevin Wanyonyi |
| Wards | 4 |
Kwanza Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. The constituency has four wards, all of which elect member of county assembly for the Trans-Nzoia County Assembly. It is one of five constituencies in Trans-Nzoia County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. After the promulgation of the new constitution in 2010, the larger constituency was split into two constituencies, and Endebess Constituency was created out of it.
| Elections | MP [4] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dr Noah Mahalang’ang’a Wekesa | KANU | One-party system. | |
| 1992 | George Kapten | Ford-K | The first election following the repeal of Section 2A of the constitution, this made Kenya a multi-party state. The change enabled the introduction of term limits to the presidency. | |
| 1997 | George Kapten | Ford-K | ||
| 1999 | Dr Noah Mahalang’ang’a Wekesa | KANU | By-elections following the death of Hon George Kapten. | |
| 2002 | Dr Noah Mahalang’ang’a Wekesa | NARC | KANU rule ended when the NARC swept into power with Mwai Kibaki as the new president. | |
| 2007 | Dr Noah Mahalang’ang’a Wekesa | PNU | ||
| 2013 | Ferdinand Kevin Wanyonyi | Ford-K | The first election held under the new constitution of Kenya (2010), President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta was elected the fourth president of the Republic of Kenya. The constituency was re-mapped and Endebess was curved out of the larger Kwanza to create a new constituency. | |
| 2017 | Ferdinand Kevin Wanyonyi | Ford-K | ||
| 2022 | Ferdinand Kevin Wanyonyi | Ford-K | Dr Ruto was elected as the fifth president of the Republic of Kenya on this general election. |
Wards
| Wards | |
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Kapomboi | 21,887 |
| Keiyo | 14,929 |
| Kwanza | 21,365 |
| Bidii | 17,371 |
| Total | 75,552 |
| *9 August 2022.[5] | |
References
- ↑ "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Nairobi: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944-2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency
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