Gem Constituency

Gem Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies of Siaya County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.

Members of Parliament

Elections	MP [1]	Party	Notes
1963	C.M.G. Argwings-Kodhek	KANU
1969	Wasonga Sijeyo	KANU	One-party system. Sijeyo was detained for political reasons, resulting in by-election,[2]
1969	Isaac Omolo Okero	KANU	By-elections. One-party system
1974	Isaac Omolo Okero	KANU	One-party system
1979	Aggrey Otieno Ambala	KANU	One-party system
1983	Horace Owiti	KANU	One-party system.
1985	Grace Ogot	KANU	One-party system.
1988	Grace Ogot	KANU	One-party system.
1992	Oki Ooko Ombaka	Ford-K
1997	Joe Donde	Ford-K
2002	Washington Jakoyo Midiwo	NARC
2007	Washington Jakoyo Midiwo	ODM
2013	Washington Jakoyo Midiwo	ODM

Wards

Wards
Ward	Registered Voters	Local Authority
Anyiko / Sauri	2,361	Yala town
Central Gem	7,109	Siaya county
East Gem	4,891	Siaya county
Jina	1,890	Yala town
Marenyo	2,375	Yala town
North Gem	8,463	Siaya county
Nyamninia	4,173	Yala town
South Gem	6,442	Siaya county
Wagai North	8,381	Siaya county
Wagai South	5,819	Siaya county
Total	51,904
*September 2005.[3]

References

1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
2. We Lived To Tell - The Nyayo House Story
3. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.