Westlands Constituency


Westlands is an electoral constituency in Kenya. 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 and has an area of. 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.
Westlands constituency contains some of the high income suburb areas such as Runda, LakeView, Muthaiga, Kitisuru and Highridge. Slum areas like Kangemi, Githogoro, DeepSea, Mji Wa Huruma, Kaptagat, Kibagare, Maasai and Suswa are also located within the constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMPPartyNotes
1963Fitz Remedios Santana de SouzaKANU
1969Samuel KivuituKANUOne-party system
1974Isaac WaweruKANUOne-party system
1979Krishan Chander GautamaKANUOne-party system
1983Samuel KivuituKANUOne-party system.
1988Njoroge MungaiKANUOne-party system.
1992Amin WaljiKANUWalji died during his tenure
1994Fred GumoKANUBy-elections
1997Fred GumoKANU
2002Fred GumoNARC
2007Fred GumoODM
2013Timothy Wanyonyi WetangulaODM
2017Timothy Wanyonyi WetangulaODM
2022Timothy Wanyonyi WetangulaODM

Westlands Sub-county

The Sub-county shares the same boundaries with what was Westlands Division of Nairobi and constituency prior to 2013. Some areas that are electorally placed under Dagoretti North Constituency such as: Kilimani, Lavington, Muthangari, Maziwa and Kileleshwa, form part of the sub-county. The sub-county is Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.