Vihiga Constituency
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Vihiga constituency is an electoral district
for the National Assembly of Kenya
, encompassing Vihiga
, Kenya
.
The current member of parliament (MP) for the district is Yusuf Chanzu who won on a Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya ticket with 48.44% of the vote. His nearest challenger, Ken Vitisia of the Party of National Unity
slate, received 20.14% of the vote.
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
for the National Assembly of Kenya
National Assembly of Kenya
The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has a total of 224 members. 210 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...
, encompassing Vihiga
Vihiga
-Geography:The town is along the road between Kisumu and Kakamega, and only five kilometres north of the equator. Vihiga bears the same name as its district, Vihiga District, which is one of the eight districts in Kenya's Western Province...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
.
The current member of parliament (MP) for the district is Yusuf Chanzu who won on a Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya ticket with 48.44% of the vote. His nearest challenger, Ken Vitisia of the Party of National Unity
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...
slate, received 20.14% of the vote.