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Butere Constituency

Electoral constituency in Kenya

Butere Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kakamega County and one of four in the former Butere/Mumias District. The constituency has six wards, all electing councillors to the Butere/Mumias County Council. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.

Butere Constituency Members of Parliament

Elections	MP	Party	Notes
1963	Joseph Martin Shikuku	KADU
1969	Joseph Martin Shikuku	KANU	One-party system
1974	Joseph Martin Shikuku	KANU	One-party system
1975	Richard Litunya	KANU	By-election. One-party system.
1979	Joseph Martin Shikuku	KANU	One-party system
1983	Joseph Martin Shikuku	KANU	One-party system.
1988	Jesse Eshikhati Opembe	KANU	One-party system.
1989	J. A. O. Okwara	KANU	By-election. One-party system.
1992	Joseph Martin Shikuku	Ford-A
1997	Amukowa Anangwe	KANU
2002	Wycliffe Oparanya	NARC
2007	Wycliffe Oparanya	ODM

Wards in Butere Constituency

Ward	Registered voters
Butere township	7,039
Central Marama	6,362
Marenyo / Shianda	8,510
North Marama	7,241
Manyala and Masaba	7,261
West Marama	9,164
Total	45,577
*September 2005

References

Center for Multiparty Democracy: [http://www.cmd.or.ke/images/Politics%20and%20Paliamenterians%20in%20Kenya.pdf Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007] {{webarchive. link. (October 28, 2008)
Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.agendaafrica.com/files/Voters.pdf Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency] {{webarchive. link. (September 29, 2007)

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