Westlands Constituency

{{Short description|Kenyan electoral constituency}}

{{For|the constituency in New Zealand|Westland (New Zealand electorate)}}

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Westlands is an electoral constituency in Kenya.{{cite web |url=http://www.westlandsconstituency.co.ke/ |title=Home |website=westlandsconstituency.co.ke}} It is one of the seventeen constituencies in Nairobi County. The constituency is situated within Westlands Sub-county, formerly Westlands District. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County and has an area of {{convert|72.4|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}}. It was known as Nairobi Northwest Constituency at the 1963 elections, then as Parklands Constituency and since 1988 elections it has been known as Westlands Constituency.

In 2013, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission hived off a portion of Westlands Constituency to form part of Dagoretti North Constituency.{{cite web|title=IEBC notably alters Ligale proposals|url=http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2012/02/iebc-notably-alters-ligale-proposals/|website=www.capitalfm.co.ke|date=9 February 2012|access-date=12 May 2015}}

Westlands constituency contains some of the high income suburb{{Cite web |last=Mueke |first=Doreen |date=2018-02-19 |title=Westlands Neighbourhood Guide |url=https://www.buyrentkenya.com/discover/westlands-neighbourhood-guide |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=BuyRentKenya |language=en-US}} areas such as Runda, LakeView, Muthaiga, Kitisuru and Highridge. Slum areas like Kangemi, Githogoro, DeepSea, Mji Wa Huruma, Kaptagat, Kibagare, Maasai and Suswa are also located within the constituency.