North Horr Constituency Explained
Official Name: | North Horr Constituency |
Settlement Type: | Constituency |
Area Total Km2: | 38,953 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 75,196 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
North Horr Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Marsabit County. The entire constituency is located within Marsabit County Council area. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It is the largest constituency in Kenya on land coverage and hosts the only true desert in Kenya, Chalbi desert. Kenya's well known politician Godana Bonaya was its first member of parliament, and he represented the constituency until his demise in a Kenya Air Force Y-12 plane crash on 10 April 2006 in which all the legislators from Marsabit county perished.
Members of Parliament
Elections | MP [2] | Party | Notes |
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| | | One-party system. |
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| | | Godana died during his tenure in an aviation accident. |
2006 | | | By-elections |
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| | ODM | |
| | Frontier Alliance Party (FAP) | |
| | Kenya African National Union (KANU) | | |
Locations and wards
Locations |
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Location | Population* |
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| 5,215 |
| 3,541 |
| 6,660 |
| 4,000 |
| 3,373 |
| 5,045 |
| 7,937 |
| 7,092 |
| 7,715 |
| 1,800 |
Total | 000 |
1999 census.[3] | |
Wards |
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Ward | Registered Voters |
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Bubisa | 2,886 |
Dukana | 4,188 |
Hurri Hills | 1,269 |
Illeret | 681 |
Kalacha | 2,023 |
Maikona | 2,165 |
North Horr | 4,421 |
Total | 17,633 |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Delimitation of Constituencies and Recommendations on Local Authority Electoral Units and Administrative Boundaries for Districts and Other Units . Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) . 11 April 2019.
- Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007
- information.go.ke:CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)