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| Matuga | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
 Matuga Constituency within Kwale County | |
 Kwale County within Kenya | |
| County | Kwale |
| Population | 194,252[1][2] |
| Area | 1,034 km2 (399.2 sq mi)[3] |
| Current constituency | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | ANC |
| Member of Parliament | Kassim Sawa Tandaza |
| Wards | 5 |
Matuga Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Kwale County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Elections | MP[4] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Boy Juma Boy | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1992 | Boy Juma Boy | KANU | |
| 1997 | Suleiman Mwarunga Kamolleh | KANU | |
| 2002 | Chirau Ali Mwakwere | NARC | |
| 2007 | Chirau Ali Mwakwere | PNU | The result was nullified by a court in 2010[5] |
| 2010 | Chirau Ali Mwakwere | PNU | By-election[5] |
| 2013 | Hassan Mohamed Mwanyoha | ODM | |
| 2017 | Kassim Sawa Tandaza | ANC | |
| 2022 | Kassim Sawa Tandaza | ANC |
Locations and wards
[edit]| Locations | Population |
|---|---|
| Golini | 12,166 |
| Lukore | 3,150 |
| Majimbo | 7,348 |
| Mangawani | 8,947 |
| Mbuguni | 5,130 |
| Mkongani | 15,734 |
| Mwaluphamba | 19,924 |
| Mwaluvanga | 3,401 |
| Ng'ombeni | 18,773 |
| Shimba Hills | 162 |
| Tiwi | 19,178 |
| Tsimba | 12,863 |
| Waa | 18,714 |
| Total | 145,490 |
| 1999 census.[6] | |
| Ward | Registered Voters | Local Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Golini/Vyongwani | 1,448 | Kwale town |
| Kubo South | 5,396 | Kwale county |
| Kwale | 2,347 | Kwale town |
| Mazumalume | 1,430 | Kwale town |
| Mbuguni / Ng'ombeni | 5,075 | Kwale county |
| Mkongani / Mangawani | 6,247 | Kwale county |
| Mwaluphamba | 5,755 | Kwale county |
| Mwamgunga | 1,051 | Kwale town |
| Tiwi | 6,485 | Kwale county |
| Vuga | 1,545 | Kwale town |
| Waa | 5,383 | Kwale county |
| Ziwani | 902 | Kwale town |
| Total | 43,064 | |
| *September 2005.[7] | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 The Standard, July 13, 2010: Mwakwere re-elected Matuga MP Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
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