Wajir West Constituency

Wajir West Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in the northeastern Wajir County. The constituency has 12 wards, all electing councillors to the Wajir County Council. It was established for the 1966 elections. The constituency is predominantly inhabited by Somalis, with the Ajuran and Matan subclans well-represented.

Members of Parliament[]

Elections	MP ^[1]	Party	Notes
1966		KANU
1969	Ibrahim Ali Hussein	KANU	One-party system
1974		KANU	One-party system
1979		KANU	One-party system
1983		KANU	One-party system.
1988		KANU	One-party system.
1992		KANU
1997	Adan Keynan Wehliye	Safina
2002		NARC
2007	Adan Keynan Wehliye	KANU

Abdikadir Ore Ahmed 2013-2017 Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)

2017 to date. Member of parliament wajir west. Hon Ahmed Kolosh

Wards[]

Ward	Registered Voters
Wards

	2,724
	7000
	1,033
	1,111
	1,479
	2,254
	2,800
	2,219
	7020
South	415
	854
	3,922
Total	25,220
*September 2005.^[2]

References[]

^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007
^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency

[1] Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007

[2] Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency

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