Watamu Ward: polling stations
Watamu (IEBC ward code 0056) is a county assembly ward in Kilifi North Constituency, Kilifi County. In the IEBC's 2022 register it had 28 polling stations at 12 registration centres, with 15,341 registered voters.
Watamu elects one Member of County Assembly at the general election on . Its voters also elect the MP for Kilifi North, Kilifi County's governor, senator and woman representative, and vote for President.
- IEBC ward code
- 0056
- Registration centres
- 12
- Polling stations
- 28
- Registered voters
- 15,341
2022 figures. Average of 548 registered voters per polling station. The largest registration centre was WATAMU PRIMARY SCHOOL, with 5,658 voters across 9 polling stations.
How Watamu compares
- By registered voters, Watamu was the 4th largest of the 7 wards in Kilifi North, with 13.1% of the constituency’s voters.
- Across Kilifi County it ranked 19th of 35 wards and held 2.6% of the county’s registered voters.
- Its polling stations averaged 548 registered voters each — fewer than the Kilifi North average of 564 and more than the Kilifi County average of 516.
- The largest polling station was GEDE PRIMARY SCHOOL with 675 registered voters; the smallest was KIZINGO BAPTIST CHURCH with 371.
- 7 of its 12 registration centres had more than one polling station (stream).
Registration centres and polling stations in Watamu
A registration centre often has several polling stations (streams). Names are as listed in the IEBC register, which shortens long names.
| Registration centre | Polling stations | Registered voters |
|---|---|---|
| BETHEL NURSERY SCHOOL | 1 | 617 |
| JIMBA GEDE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,473 |
| GERALD/ BAKHITA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 506 |
| MBARAKA CHEMBE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,236 |
| KANANI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 429 |
| WATAMU SDA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,483 |
| RITA NURSERY SCHOOL | 2 | 914 |
| WATAMU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 9 | 5,658 |
| GEDE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,349 |
| SOYOSOYO PRIMARY SCHOOL(KIZINGO) | 1 | 534 |
| KIZINGO BAPTIST CHURCH | 2 | 743 |
| JACARANDA BEACH PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 399 |
| Total | 28 | 15,341 |
Finding your polling station
This list is from the register used for the 9 August 2022 General Election. Registration centres and polling stations can change before 2027, and new voters are registered between elections. Always confirm your registration and polling station with the IEBC.
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