Gem Constituency

Gem Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies of Siaya County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. It had a population of 179,792 based on the 2019 census report and its current member of national assembly is Hon. Elisha Ochieng' Odhiambo of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1963 C.M.G. Argwings-Kodhek KANU
1969 Wasonga Sijeyo Kenya People's Union KPU One-party system. Sijeyo was detained for political reasons, resulting in by-election,[2]
1969 Isaac Omolo Okero KANU By-elections. One-party system
1974 Isaac Omolo Okero KANU One-party system
1979 Aggrey Otieno Ambala KANU One-party system
1983 Horace Owiti KANU One-party system.
1985 Grace Ogot KANU One-party system.
1988 Grace Ogot KANU One-party system.
1992 Oki Ooko Ombaka Ford-K Multiparty political system
1997 Joe Donde Ford-K Multiparty political system
2002 Washington Jakoyo Midiwo NARC Multiparty political system
2007 Washington Jakoyo Midiwo ODM Multiparty political system
2013 Washington Jakoyo Midiwo ODM Multiparty political system
2017 Elisha Ochieng' Odhiambo ODM Multiparty political system
2022 Elisha Ochieng' Odhiambo ODM Multiparty political system

County Assembly Wards

Ward Registered Voters[3] Local Authority
North Gem 19,321 Siaya county
West Gem 14,228 Siaya county
Central Gem 13,633 Siaya county
Yala Township 13,874 Siaya county
East Gem 13,952 Siaya county
South Gem 18,560 Siaya county
Total 93,841

References

  1. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ We Lived To Tell - The Nyayo House Story Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ IEBC, 2022

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