Butula Constituency
Butula Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies in Busia County. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. The constituency has six wards, all electing members of county assembly(MCA) for the Busia County government. The current member of parliament is Joseph Maero Oyula.
Members of Parliament
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| Elections
!Party !Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Francis. O. Masakhalia | KANU | |
| 2002 | Christine Abungu Mango | NARC | |
| 2007 | Alfred Odhiambo | ODM | |
| 2013 | Michael Onyura Aringo | FPK | |
| 2017 2022 | Joseph Maero Oyula | ODM |
Wards
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| Ward
!Registered Voters | |
|---|---|
| Marachi Central | 10,301 |
| Marachi East | 9,547 |
| Marachi North | 10,827 |
| Marachi West | 10,050 |
| ELUGULU | 11,732 |
| KINGANDOLE | 8,232 |
| Total | 57,685 {{cite web |url=https://www.iebc.or.ke/iebcreports/ |title=Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission – KPMG Report – IEBC – KPMG Report |website=www.iebc.or.ke |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429204043/https://www.iebc.or.ke/iebcreports/ |archive-date=2020-04-29}} |
| colspan="2"| {{smaller|*September 2005.Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.agendaafrica.com/files/Voters.pdf Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929025048/http://www.agendaafrica.com/files/Voters.pdf |date=September 29, 2007 }}}} |
Point of interest
In Butula or near the boundaries of the neighbourhood, there are some points of interest, these include the following:
- Butula Mission Hospital, a missionary hospital
- Butula Boys High School
- The Postal Office
- The Butula Resort
- Butula Polytechnic
- Butula Girls High School
References
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- https://www.iebc.or.ke/iebcreports/index.php/2017-register/
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Category:Constituencies in Busia County
Category:Constituencies of Western Province (Kenya)