Westlands Constituency

Westlands
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
CountyNairobi City
Area72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1969
Number of membersOne
PartyODM
Member of ParliamentTim Wanyonyi
Created fromNairobi Northwest
Westlands Constituency, IEBC March 2012
Westlands Constituency 1997-2012 (Kenya)

Westlands is an electoral constituency in Kenya.[1] 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. The constituency has an area of 72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi). 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.[2]

Westlands constituency contains some of the high suburb areas such as Runda, LakeView, Muthaiga, Kitisuru and Highridge, as well as slum areas like Kangemi, Githogoro, DeepSea, Mji Wa Huruma, Kaptagat, Kibagare, Ndumboini, Maasai and Suswa.

  1. ^ "Home". westlandsconstituency.co.ke.
  2. ^ "IEBC notably alters Ligale proposals". www.capitalfm.co.ke. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

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