Wajir South Constituency
Wajir South Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. Wajir South is one of the six constituencies in Wajir County. The constituency has seven wards Burder, Dadajabula, Ibrahim ure, Diif, Lagboqol south, Habaswein, and Banane ward, all electing councillors to the Wajir County Council, according to IEBC data shows that Wajir South is about 21,645 sq km, hence larger than Central (11,449), Nairobi (696) and Western (7,400) regions combined. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. The constituency is predominantly inhabited by Somalis.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP[1] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Ahmed Abdi Ogle | KANU | One-party system |
| 1969 | Abdi Ali Hirsi | KANU | One-party system |
| 1974 | Ahmed Abdi Ogle | KANU | One-party system |
| 1979 | Abdi Ali Hirsi | KANU | One-party system |
| 1983 | Ahmed Abdi Ogle | KANU | One-party system |
| 1988 | Noor Abdi Ogle | KANU | One-party system |
| 1992 | Arale Hassan Ahmed | KANU | Multi-party system |
| 1997 | Mohamed Abdi Affey | KANU | Multi-party system |
| 2002 | Abdirahman Ali Hassan | KANU | Multi-party system |
| 2007 | Abdirahman Ali Hassan | KANU | Multi-party system |
| 2010 | Mohamud M. Sirat (DAYOW)MOHAMUD SIRAT DAYOW | ODM-K | Multi-party system |
| 2013 | Abdullahi M. Diriye | ODM |
Multi-party system |
| 2017 | Mohamud Oomar | JP |
Multi-party system |
| 2022 | Mohamed Adow | ODM |
Multi-party system |
Wards
| Wards | |
|---|---|
| Ward | Registered Voters |
| Benane Ward | 11,561 |
| Burder Ward | 5,000 |
| Dif | 11,770 |
| Habaswein | 8,970 |
| Ibrahim Ure | 7,364 |
| Lagboghol South | 7,452 |
| Dadajabula | 5,267 |
| Total | 57,337 |
| *February 2022.[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