Gatundu | |
Constituency Link: | List of constituencies of Kenya |
Parl Name: | Parliament of Kenya |
District Label: | District |
District: | Kiambu District |
Year: | 1966 |
Abolished: | 1997 |
Elects Howmany: | One |
Party Label: | Party |
Next: | Gatundu North & Gatundu South |
Previous: | Thika–Gatundu |
Gatundu was an electoral constituency in Kiambu District. Created for the 1966 general elections, it is one of the original constituencies of Kiambu District. The constituency was abolished before the 1997 Kenyan general election, and split into Gatundu North and Gatundu South constituencies.
Kenya's first president Jomo Kenyatta was the first Member of Parliament from 1963 until his death in 1978.
Elections | MP[1] | Party | Notes | |
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1963 | Jomo Kenyatta | KANU | Jomo Kenyatta also elected Prime Minister of Kenya. | |
1974 | Jomo Kenyatta | KANU | Jomo Kenyatta also elected President of Kenya unopposed. | |
1979 | Ngengi Muigai | KANU | ||
1983 | Ngengi Muigai | KANU | ||
1988 | Zachary Kimemia Gakunju | KANU | ||
Anthony Kamuiru Gitau | Ford | Constituency abolished in 1997 |