Rangwe Constituency
| Rangwe | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
 Rangwe Constituency within Homa Bay County | |
 Homa Bay County within Kenya | |
| County | Homa Bay |
| Population | 117732[1][2] |
| Area | 274 km2 (105.8 sq mi)[3] |
| Current constituency | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | ODM |
| Member of Parliament | Lillian Gogo |
| Wards | 4 |
Rangwe Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Homa Bay County. It was established for the 1988 general elections.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Elections | MP [4] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Joseph Muga Ouma | KANU | One-party system. | |
| 1990 | Ray O. Ndong’ | KANU | By-election. One-party system. | |
| 1992 | Joseph Muga Ouma | Ford-Kenya | ||
| 1997 | Shem O. Ochuodho | NDP | ||
| 2002 | Philip Okoth Okundi | NARC | ||
| 2007 | Martin Otieno Ogindo | ODM | ||
| 2013 | George Oner | ODM | ||
| 2017 | Lilian Gogo | ODM | The first woman MP in the constituency | |
| 2022 | Lilian Gogo | ODM | The first MP to be re-elected for a second term since 1992 | |
Wards
[edit]| Wards | ||
| Ward | Registered Voters | Local Authority |
|---|---|---|
| East Gem | 11,592 | Homa Bay county |
| West Gem | 10,743 | Homa Bay county |
| Kagan | 14,273 | Homa Bay county |
| Kochia | 15,908 | Homa Bay county |
| Total | 52,516 | |
| *September 2005.[5] | ||
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
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine