{{Short description|Electoral district of Kenya}} {{Refimprove|date=September 2022}}{{For|the constituency in India|Mathura Lok Sabha constituency}}'''Mathira Constituency''' is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Nyeri County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nyeri County {{!}} County Trak Kenya |url=http://countytrak.infotrakresearch.com/nyeri-county/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |language=en-US}}</ref> The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. Mathira is popularly known as Mathira ya Githomo (education) due to a significant number of an educated population in the country. It sits at the foot of Mount Kenya, creating a conducive climate for growing tea and coffee. Karatina is to the east of Mathira constitution. Several tarmac roads criss-cross Mathira, including the Kenol-Marua superhighway.
Education institutions include Karatina University, Tumutumu Girls High School, Kanjuri High School, Karatina Girls, Karatina Special School for the Mentally Handicapped, and Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls High School. Health facilities include Karatina Hospital, Jamii Hospital, PCEA Tumutumu Hospital and many dispensaries.
Kagochi Tea Factory is the largest private employer and Mountain Lodge leads in tourism.
== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable" |- !Elections !MP<ref>Center for Multiparty Democracy: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080228121210/http://www.cmd.or.ke/images/Politics%20and%20Paliamenterians%20in%20Kenya.pdf Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007]</ref> !Party !Notes
|- | 1963 || Anderson Kangeri Wamuthenya|| KANU || One-party system |- | 1969 || Davidson Ngibuini Kuguru || KANU || One-party system |- | 1974 || Davidson Ngibuini Kuguru || KANU || One-party system |- | 1979 || Davidson Ngibuini Kuguru || KANU || One-party system |- | 1983 || Eliud Matu Wamae|| KANU || One-party system. |- | 1988 || Davidson Ngibuini Kuguru || KANU || One-party system. |- | 1992 || Eliud Matu Wamae|| Democratic Party || |- | 1997 || Eliud Matu Wamae|| Democratic Party || |- | 2002 || James Nderitu Gachagua || NARC || |- | 2007 || Ephraim Mwangi Maina || Safina || |- | March 2013|| Peter Weru|| The National Alliance || |- | August 2017 || Rigathi Gachagua || JP || |- |August 2022|| Eric Mwangi Kahugu||UDA || |}
== Wards ==
{| class="wikitable" |- !Ward !Registered Voters !Local authority |- |Commercial || 3,520 || Karatina municipality |- |Hospital || 2,756 || Karatina municipality |- |Iria-ini (Mathira) || 11,981 || Nyeri County |- |Kirimukuyu || 14,561 || Nyeri County |- |Konyu || 13,961 || Nyeri County |- |Magutu || 11,087 || Nyeri County |- |Market || 3,694 || Karatina municipality |- |Ngorano || 12,242 || Nyeri County |- |Railway || 3,704 || Karatina municipality |- |Residential || 3,596 || Karatina municipality |- |Stadium || 4,193 || Karatina municipality |- | '''Total''' || '''85,295''' |- |colspan="2"| {{smaller|*September 2005,<ref>Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.agendaafricau.com/files/Voters.pdf Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.gendergovernancekenya.org/documents/civic2002.pdf Civic Elections Results (2002)]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>mathira constituency Website: [http://mathiraconstituency.digitalkenyan.com/ ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903121135/http://mathiraconstituency.digitalkenyan.com/ |date=2014-09-03 }}</ref>}} |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Kenyan constituencies|Central}} {{coord missing|Kenya}}
Category:Constituencies in Nyeri County Category:Constituencies in Central Province (Kenya) Category:1963 establishments in Kenya Category:Constituencies established in 1963