Butula Constituency

Butula Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies in Busia County. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. The constituency has six wards, all electing members of county assembly(MCA) for the Busia County government. The current member of parliament is Joseph Maero Oyula.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1997 Francis. O. Masakhalia KANU
2002 Christine Abungu Mango NARC
2007 Alfred Odhiambo ODM
2013 Michael Onyura Aringo FPK
2017 Joseph Maero Oyula ODM
2022 Joseph Maero Oyula ODM

Wards

Ward Registered Voters
Marachi Central 10,301
Marachi East 9,547
Marachi North 10,827
Marachi West 10,050
ELUGULU 11,732
KINGANDOLE 8,232
Total 57,685 [2]
*September 2005.[3]

Point of interest

In Butula or near the boundaries of the neighbourhood, there are some points of interest, these include the following:

  • Butula Mission Hospital, a missionary hospital
  • Butula Boys High School
  • The Postal Office
  • The Butula Resort
  • Butula Polytechnic
  • Butula Girls High School

References

  1. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission – KPMG Report – IEBC – KPMG Report". www.iebc.or.ke. Archived from the original on 2020-04-29.
  3. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  • https://www.iebc.or.ke/iebcreports/index.php/2017-register/