Butere Constituency

Butere Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kakamega County and one of four in the former Butere/Mumias District. The constituency has six wards, all electing councillors to the Butere/Mumias County Council. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.

Butere Constituency Members of Parliament

Elections	MP[1]	Party	Notes
1963	Joseph Martin Shikuku	KADU
1969	Joseph Martin Shikuku	KANU	One-party system
1974	Joseph Martin Shikuku	KANU	One-party system
1975	Richard Litunya	KANU	By-election. One-party system.
1979	Joseph Martin Shikuku	KANU	One-party system
1983	Joseph Martin Shikuku	KANU	One-party system.
1988	Jesse Eshikhati Opembe	KANU	One-party system.
1989	J. A. O. Okwara	KANU	By-election. One-party system.
1992	Joseph Martin Shikuku	Ford-A
1997	Amukowa Anangwe	KANU
2002	Wycliffe Oparanya	NARC
2007	Wycliffe Oparanya	ODM

Wards in Butere Constituency

Wards
Ward	Registered voters
Butere township	7,039
Central Marama	6,362
Marenyo / Shianda	8,510
North Marama	7,241
Manyala and Masaba	7,261
West Marama	9,164
Total	45,577
*September 2005[2]