Matuga Constituency

Matuga Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Kwale County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.

Members of Parliament
Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1988Boy Juma BoyKANUOne-party system.
1992Boy Juma BoyKANU
1997Suleiman Mwarunga KamollehKANU
2002Chirau Ali MwakwereNARC
2007Chirau Ali MwakwerePNUThe result was nullified by a court in 2010 [2]
2010Chirau Ali MwakwerePNUBy-election [2]
2013Hassan Mohamed MwanyohaODM
2017Kassim Sawa TandazaANC
2022 Kassim Sawa Tandaza ANC

Locations and wards
Locations
Location Population*
Golini12,166
Lukore3,150
Majimbo7,348
Mangawani8,947
Mbuguni5,130
Mkongani15,734
Mwaluphamba19,924
Mwaluvanga3,401
Ng'ombeni18,773
Shimba Hills Nat. Res.162
Tiwi19,178
Tsimba12,863
Waa18,714
Totalx
1999 census.[3]
Wards
Ward Registered Voters Local Authority
Golini/Vyongwani1,448Kwale town
Kubo South5,396Kwale county
Kwale2,347Kwale town
Mazumalume1,430Kwale town
Mbuguni / Ng'ombeni5,075Kwale county
Mkongani / Mangawani6,247Kwale county
Mwaluphamba5,755Kwale county
Mwamgunga1,051Kwale town
Tiwi6,485Kwale county
Vuga1,545Kwale town
Waa5,383Kwale county
Ziwani902Kwale town
Total43,064
*September 2005.[4]

References
  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Standard, July 13, 2010: Mwakwere re-elected Matuga MP Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
  4. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

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