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{{Short description|Kenyan electoral constituency}}
'''Gatanga Constituency''' is an [[Constituencies of Kenya|electoral constituency]] in [[Kenya]]. It is one of four constituencies in [[Thika District]]. The constituency has seven wards, all of them are within Thika County council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
'''Gatanga Constituency''' is an [[Constituencies of Kenya|electoral constituency]] in [[Kenya]] and is one of the seven constituencies in [[Muranga County]]. The constituency has six wards(Kariara, Gatanga, Kihumbu-ini, Mugumo-ini,Ithanga,Kakuzi/Mitubiri).The constituency was established for the 1988 elections when the [[Kandara Constituency]] was split into two. Gatanga Constituency consists of Gatanga and Kakuzi administrative divisions, the latter was added in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gatanga.com/ |title=Gatanga Constituency website |access-date=2022-02-25 |archive-date=2018-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228090515/http://www.gatanga.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Members of Parliament ==
== Members of Parliament ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
!Elections
!Elections
!MP <ref>Center for Multiparty Democracy: [http://www.cmd.or.ke/images/Politics%20and%20Paliamenterians%20in%20Kenya.pdf Politics and Parliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007]</ref>
!MP <ref>Center for Multiparty Democracy: [http://www.cmd.or.ke/images/Politics%20and%20Paliamenterians%20in%20Kenya.pdf Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028212845/http://www.cmd.or.ke/images/Politics%20and%20Paliamenterians%20in%20Kenya.pdf |date=October 28, 2008 }}</ref>
!Party
!Party
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
| [[Kenyan general election, 1988|1988]] || [[Joseph Mwaura Gachui]] || [[Kenya African National Union|KANU]] || One-party system
| [[1988 Kenyan general election|1988]] || [[Joseph Mwaura Gachui]]|| [[Kenya African National Union|KANU]] || One-party system
|-
|-
| [[Kenyan general election, 1992|1992]] || [[Josephat Mburu Wanyoike]] || [[Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–Asili|Ford-Asili]] ||
| [[1992 Kenyan general election|1992]] || [[Josephat Mburu Wanyoike]]|| [[Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–Asili|Ford-Asili]] ||
|-
|-
| [[Kenyan general election, 1997|1997]] || [[David Wakairu Murathe]] || [[Social Democratic Party (Kenya)|SDP]] ||
| [[1997 Kenyan general election|1997]] || [[David Wakairu Murathe]]|| [[Social Democratic Party (Kenya)|SDP]] ||
|-
|-
| [[Kenyan general election, 2002|2002]] || [[Peter Kenneth]] || [[National Rainbow Coalition|NARC]] ||
| [[2002 Kenyan general election|2002]] || [[Peter Kenneth]] || [[National Rainbow Coalition|NARC]] ||
|-
|-
| [[Kenyan general election, 2007|2007]] || [[Peter Kenneth]] || [[Party of National Unity (Kenya)|PNU]]
| [[2007 Kenyan general election|2007]] || [[Peter Kenneth]] || [[Party of National Unity (Kenya)|PNU]]
|
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|-
| [[Kenyan General Elections, 2013|2013]]|| [[Humphrey Kimani Njuguna]] || [[National Rainbow Coalition|NARC]]
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|
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|-
|2017
|[[Joseph Ngugi Nduati]]
|[[Jubilee Party]]
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|
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|-
|2022
|Wakili Edward Muriu
|[[United Democratic Alliance (Kenya)|United Democratic Alliance]] (UDA)
|
|}
|}


== Wards ==
== Wards ==

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Ward
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! Registered Voters
|-
|-
|[[Gatanga, Kenya|Gatanga]]
|colspan="2"| '''Wards'''
|16,842
|-
|-
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|[[Ithanga]]
|colspan="2"|
|11,310
|-
|-
|[[Kakuzi]]/Mitubiri
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!Ward
|15,291
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!Registered Voters
|-
|-
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|[[Kariara]]
|Gatanga || 14,104
|26,459
|-
|-
|Mugumo-ini
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|Ithanga || 7,801
|14,252
|-
|-
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|[[Kihumbuini|Kihumbu-ini]]
|Kakuzi || 6,781
|17,142
|-
|-
|'''Total'''
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|Kariara || 8,488
|101,296
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |August 2022{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
|Kigoro || 9,331
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|-
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|Kihumbuini || 15,542
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|-
|Mitubiri || 8,715
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|-
| '''Total''' || '''70,762'''
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|-
|colspan="2"| {{smaller|*September 2005 <ref>Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.agendaafrica.com/files/Voters.pdf Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency]</ref>.
}}
|}
|}


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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
[[Category:Thika District]]
*[http://www.gatanga.com Gatanga Constituency] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228090515/http://www.gatanga.com/ |date=2018-12-28 }}
{{coord missing|Kenya}}

{{Kenyan constituencies|Central}}

[[Category:Constituencies in Murang'a County]]
[[Category:Constituencies in Central Province (Kenya)]]
[[Category:Constituencies in Central Province (Kenya)]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in Kenya]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1988]]

Latest revision as of 10:23, 26 October 2024

Gatanga Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya and is one of the seven constituencies in Muranga County. The constituency has six wards(Kariara, Gatanga, Kihumbu-ini, Mugumo-ini,Ithanga,Kakuzi/Mitubiri).The constituency was established for the 1988 elections when the Kandara Constituency was split into two. Gatanga Constituency consists of Gatanga and Kakuzi administrative divisions, the latter was added in 2002.[1]

Members of Parliament

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Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1988 Joseph Mwaura Gachui KANU One-party system
1992 Josephat Mburu Wanyoike Ford-Asili
1997 David Wakairu Murathe SDP
2002 Peter Kenneth NARC
2007 Peter Kenneth PNU
2013 Humphrey Kimani Njuguna NARC
2017 Joseph Ngugi Nduati Jubilee Party
2022 Wakili Edward Muriu United Democratic Alliance (UDA)

Wards

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Ward Registered Voters
Gatanga 16,842
Ithanga 11,310
Kakuzi/Mitubiri 15,291
Kariara 26,459
Mugumo-ini 14,252
Kihumbu-ini 17,142
Total 101,296
August 2022[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Gatanga Constituency website". Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  2. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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