Wajir West Constituency
| Wajir West | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
 Wajir West Constituency within Wajir County | |
 Wajir County within Kenya | |
| County | Wajir |
| Population | 121,828[1] |
| Area | 9,044 km2 (3,491.9 sq mi)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | ODM |
| Member of Parliament | Yusuf Farah |
| Wards | 4 |
Wajir West Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in the northeastern Wajir County. The constituency has 12 wards, all electing ward representatives to the Wajir County Assembly. It was established for the 1966 elections. The constituency is predominantly inhabited by Somalis.
The first nominated MP for Wajir West was the first senator Hon Noor Adan Hajji (Noor Ngamia).
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP[2] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Abdinur Ali | KANU | |
| 1969 | Ibrahim Ali Hussein | KANU | One-party system |
| 1974 | Abdillahi Abdi Omar | KANU | One-party system |
| 1979 | Ahmed Mohamed Khalif | KANU | One-party system |
| 1983 | Ahmed Mohamed Khalif | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1988 | Abdi Ibrahim Mohamed | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1992 | Ahmed Mohamed Khalif | KANU | |
| 1997 | Adan Keynan Wehliye | Safina | |
| 2002 | Ahmed Mohamed Khalif | NARC | |
| 2007 | Adan Keynan Wehliye | KANU | |
| 2013 | Abdikadir Ore Ahmed | ODM | |
| 2017 | Ahmed Mohamed Kolosh | ODM | |
| 2022 | Yussuf Farah Mohamed | ODM |
Wards
| Wards | |
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Adamsajide | 7,340 |
| Arbajahan | 7,000 |
| Boji Heri | 1,033 |
| Ganyure | 2,800 |
| Griftu | 2,219 |
| Hadado | 7,620 |
| Lakole South | 415 |
| Wagalla | 3,922 |
| Total | 25,220 |
| *September 2005.[3] | |
References
- 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. www.knbs.or.ke (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency
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