Gem Constituency Explained

Gem Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies of Siaya County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. It has a population of 179,792 based on the 2019 census report and its current member of national assembly is Hon. Elisha Ochieng' Odhiambo of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [1] PartyNotes
Kenya People's Union KPU One-party system. Sijeyo was detained for political reasons, resulting in by-election,[2]
1969 By-elections. One-party system
One-party system
One-party system
One-party system.
1985 One-party system.
One-party system.
Multiparty political system
Multiparty political system
Multiparty political system
Multiparty political system
Multiparty political system
2017Elisha Ochieng' Odhiambo ODMMultiparty political system
2022Elisha Ochieng' OdhiamboODMMultiparty political system

County Assembly Wards

Ward Registered Voters[3] Local Authority
North Gem 19,321 Siaya county
West Gem 14,228 Siaya county
Central Gem 13,633 Siaya county
13,874 Siaya county
East Gem 13,952 Siaya county
South Gem 18,560 Siaya county
Total93,841

Notes and References

  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007
  2. http://kenya.fes-international.de/publications/live2tell.pdf We Lived To Tell - The Nyayo House Story
  3. https://www.iebc.or.ke IEBC