Gatanga Constituency is an electoral constituency

Constituencies of Kenya

Constituencies of Kenya are used to select members of the Kenyan parliament. Currently there are 210 constituencies in Kenya. However, following the promulgation of the new constitution, the number of constituencies are to be increased to 290...

 in Kenya

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. It is one of seven constituencies in Murang'a District. The constituency has seven wards, all of them are within Murang'a County council.

The constituency was established for the 1988 elections when the Kandara Constituency

Kandara Constituency

Kandara Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies in Maragua District, Central Province. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...

 was split into two. Gatanga Constituency consists of Gatanga and Kakuzi administrative divisions, the latter was added in 2002.

Members of Parliament

Elections	MP	Party	Notes
1988 Kenyan general election, 1988 General elections were held in Kenya on 21 March 1988. At time the county was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union as the sole legal party. The size of the National Assembly was expanded from 158 to 188 seats, whilst a further 12 members were appointed by President Daniel arap Moi...	Joseph Mwaura Gachui	KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...	One-party system
1992 Kenyan general election, 1992 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992. Although they were the first multi-party elections since independence, the results were marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, and targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province...	Josephat Mburu Wanyoike	Ford-Asili
1997 Kenyan general election, 1997 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Kenya African National Union, which won 107 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate Daniel arap Moi won the presidential election...	David Wakairu Murathe	SDP
2002	Peter Kenneth Peter Kenneth Peter Kenneth is a Kenyan politician. He hails from the massive Mbari ya Muhuni family of Kirwara Sub-location of Gatanga Contituency in Murang'a County.- Education :...	NARC National Rainbow Coalition The National Rainbow Coalition was a coalition of Kenyan political parties in power from 2002 and 2005 when it fell apart in a controversy between its wings about a constitutional referendum.-Formation:...
2007 Kenyan general election, 2007 Kenyan general election, 2007 was held on 27 December 2007 . It comprised Presidential, parliamentary and civic elections. The previous general election in Kenya was held in 2002.-See also:*Kenyan presidential election, 2007...	Peter Kenneth Peter Kenneth Peter Kenneth is a Kenyan politician. He hails from the massive Mbari ya Muhuni family of Kirwara Sub-location of Gatanga Contituency in Murang'a County.- Education :...	PNU Party of National Unity (Kenya) Party of National Unity was founded as a political coalition of parties in Kenya. On September 16, 2007, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced the party formation and said that he would run as its presidential candidate in the December 2007 Kenyan elections...

Wards

Wards
Ward	Registered Voters
Gatanga	14,104
Ithanga	7,801
Kakuzi	6,781
Kariara	8,488
Kigoro	9,331
Kihumbuini Kihumbuini Kihumbuini is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province....	15,542
Mitubiri	8,715
Total	70,762