Kisumu Rural Constituency

Kisumu Rural Constituency was a former electoral constituency in Kenya. It was one of three constituencies of Kisumu District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. The constituency has eight wards, all of which elect councillors for Kisumu County Council.

The constituency used to be represented by Robert Ouko, a leading politician who was later assassinated. For the 1988 elections he moved to Kisumu Town Constituency (later split to Kisumu Town West and Kisumu Town East Constituencies).

Members of Parliament

Elections	MP [1]	Party	Notes
1963	Tom Okelo Odongo	KPU
1969	William Ndolo Ayah	KANU	One-party system
1974	Wycliffe Onyango Ayoki	KANU	One-party system
1979	Robert Ouko	KANU	One-party system
1983	Robert Ouko	KANU	One-party system.
1988	Wilson Ndolo Ayah	KANU	One-party system.
1992	Peter Anyang' Nyong'o	Ford-K
1997	Winston Ochoro Ayoki	NDP
2002	Peter Anyang' Nyong'o	NARC
2007	Peter Anyang' Nyong'o	ODM

Locations and wards

Locations
Location	Population*
East Seme	15,698
North Central Seme	16,398
North West Kisumu	23,144
Otwenya	15,759
South Central Seme	23,057
South West Seme	15,671
West Kisumu	20,547
West Seme	14,100
Total	x
1999 census.[2]

Wards
Ward	Registered Voters
East Seme	4,706
North Central Seme	4,997
North West Kisumu	5,779
Otwenya	4,723
South Central Seme	6,898
South West Seme	5,187
West Kisumu	6,130
West Seme	4,489
Total	42,909
*September 2005.[3]

References

1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
3. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine