Gem Constituency

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
Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1963C.M.G. Argwings-KodhekKANU
1969Wasonga SijeyoKenya People's Union KPUOne-party system. Sijeyo was detained for political reasons, resulting in by-election,[2]
1969Isaac Omolo OkeroKANUBy-elections. One-party system
1974Isaac Omolo OkeroKANUOne-party system
1979Aggrey Otieno AmbalaKANUOne-party system
1983Horace OwitiKANUOne-party system.
1985Grace OgotKANUOne-party system.
1988Grace OgotKANUOne-party system.
1992Oki Ooko OmbakaFord-KMultiparty political system
1997Joe DondeFord-KMultiparty political system
2002Washington Jakoyo MidiwoNARCMultiparty political system
2007Washington Jakoyo MidiwoODMMultiparty political system
2013Washington Jakoyo MidiwoODMMultiparty political system
2017 Elisha Ochieng' Odhiambo ODM Multiparty political system
2022 Elisha Ochieng' Odhiambo ODM Multiparty political system

County Assembly Wards
Ward Registered Voters[3] Local Authority
North Gem19,321Siaya county
West Gem14,228Siaya county
Central Gem13,633Siaya county
Yala Township13,874Siaya county
East Gem13,952Siaya county
South Gem18,560Siaya county
Total93,841

References
  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. We Lived To Tell - The Nyayo House Story Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. IEBC, 2022

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