Suba North Constituency
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| Suba North | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
_Constituency.svg) Suba North Constituency within Homa Bay County | |
 Homa Bay County within Kenya | |
| County | Homa Bay |
| Population | 124,938[1] |
| Area | 406 km2 (156.8 sq mi)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | ODM |
| Member of Parliament | Millie Odhiambo |
| Wards | 5 |
Suba North, formerly known as Mbita Constituency from 1966 to 2013, is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Homa Bay County. It was created in 1966 after Lambwe Constituency was divided to Mbita and Ndhiwa constituencies.[2]
It has five electoral wards namely; Mfangano Island, Rusinga Island, Kasgunga, Gembe and Lambwe.[3]
The current Member of Parliament is Millie Odhiambo.[4][5]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Elections | MP [6] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | S. F. Mbeo-Onyango | KANU | |
| 1969 | Osingo G Migure | KANU | One-party system |
| 1974 | Alphonce Okuku Ndiege | KANU | One-party system |
| 1979 | Alphonce Okuku Ndiege | KANU | One-party system |
| 1983 | Peter Claver J. Otieno Nyakiamo | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1992 | Valentine Omolo Opere | Ford-Kenya | |
| 1997 | Gerald Otieno Kajwang | NDP | |
| 2002 | Gerald Otieno Kajwang | NARC | |
| 2007 | Gerald Otieno Kajwang | ODM | |
| 2013 | Millie Odhiambo | ODM | Renamed Suba North Constituency onwards |
| 2017 | |||
| 2022 |
Wards
[edit]Suba North Constituency is further divided into four electoral wards namely; Mfangano Island, Rusinga Island, Kasgunga, Gembe and Lambwe.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. www.knbs.or.ke (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ "Legal Notice No. 14" (PDF). Kenya Law (PDF). p. 220. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Suba North NGCDF". Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Hon. Odhiambo, Millie Grace Akoth | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ↑ Etyang, Perpetua (10 August 2022). "Millie Odhiambo retains Suba North MP seat". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine