Chawia Ward: polling stations
Chawia (IEBC ward code 0123) is a county assembly ward in Mwatate Constituency, Taita Taveta County. In the IEBC's 2022 register it had 21 polling stations at 17 registration centres, with 9,208 registered voters.
Chawia elects one Member of County Assembly at the general election on . Its voters also elect the MP for Mwatate, Taita Taveta County's governor, senator and woman representative, and vote for President.
- IEBC ward code
- 0123
- Registration centres
- 17
- Polling stations
- 21
- Registered voters
- 9,208
2022 figures. Average of 438 registered voters per polling station. The largest registration centre was KAMTONGA PRIMARY, with 1,226 voters across 2 polling stations.
How Chawia compares
- By registered voters, Chawia was the 3rd largest of the 5 wards in Mwatate, with 20.7% of the constituency’s voters.
- Across Taita Taveta County it ranked 8th of 20 wards and held 5.1% of the county’s registered voters.
- Its polling stations averaged 438 registered voters each — more than the Mwatate average of 423 and fewer than the Taita Taveta County average of 461.
- The largest polling station was KAMTONGA PRIMARY with 613 registered voters; the smallest was ALIA PENTECOSTAL with 141.
- 4 of its 17 registration centres had more than one polling station (stream).
Registration centres and polling stations in Chawia
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MRURU PRIMARY | 1 | 594 |
| MWATATE HEALTH CENTRE | 2 | 1,015 |
| MWACHABO PRIMARY | 1 | 466 |
| KAMTONGA PRIMARY | 2 | 1,226 |
| CHUNGA-UNGA CENTRE | 1 | 332 |
| SECHU PRIMARY | 2 | 738 |
| WUMARI PRIMARY | 1 | 308 |
| MNGAMA PRIMARY | 1 | 310 |
| MWAWACHE PRIMARY | 1 | 543 |
| MAZOLA PRIMARY | 1 | 498 |
| MWAKITUTU PRIMARY | 1 | 510 |
| KITIVO PRIMARY | 2 | 1,203 |
| MKUKI TRADING CENTER | 1 | 358 |
| ZARE TRADING CENTER | 1 | 472 |
| ALIA PENTECOSTAL | 1 | 141 |
| MWARANGENYI/KISIMENYI BOREHOLE | 1 | 158 |
| MANOA DISPENSARY | 1 | 336 |
| Total | 21 | 9,208 |
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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