Kenya

WAJIR County

In Kenya

008 6 constituencies 609 polling stations

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Election

2022 2017 2013

Registered voters

169.6K

0.9% of the national register

Polling stations

609

avg 278 voters per station

Polling centres

513

avg 1.2 streams each

Population

781.3K

KNBS census, 2019

Constituencies

each elects one MP

Constituencies by population

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Who WAJIR elected

2013

Governor AHMED ABDULLAHI MOHAMAD ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT 40,622 votes Senator HASSAN,ABDIRAHMAN ALI 39,708 votes Women Representative FATUMA IBRAHIM ALI 28,263 votes

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Census 2019

KNBS 2019 Census Vol II; IEBC 2022 Register

Population: 781,263
Households: 127,932
Urban: 177,174; 22.7% of population
Register 2019: 207,758; -38,167 by 2022

Female 365,840 · 46.8% Male 415,374 · 53.2%

WAJIR County election results

Every candidate on the IEBC record, by election. Open a name for their full result.

2022 Governor election

Won by Jiir Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamad · margin 8,309 votes · 100,102 valid votes

2022 Governor election, WAJIR County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Jiir Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamad	Orange Democratic Movement	35,533	35.50%	Elected
Mohamed Adam	Jubilee Party	27,224	27.20%
Ahmed Mukhtar	United Democratic Alliance	21,859	21.84%
Abdi Mohamud	Independent	15,486	15.47%

2022 Senator election

Won by Abass Sheikh · margin 12,621 votes · 78,392 valid votes

2022 Senator election, WAJIR County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Abass Sheikh	United Democratic Movement	36,201	46.18%	Elected
Shallow Yahya	United Democratic Alliance	23,580	30.08%
Adan Omar	Wiper Democratic Party - Kenya	13,285	16.95%
Ali Maalim	Orange Democratic Movement	5,326	6.79%

2022 Woman Rep election

Won by Fatuma Abdi · margin 9,336 votes · 81,115 valid votes

2022 Women Representative election, WAJIR County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Fatuma Abdi	Orange Democratic Movement	36,064	44.46%	Elected
Suli Guhad	National Rainbow Coalition - Kenya	26,728	32.95%
Halima Omar	United Democratic Movement	9,629	11.87%
Gabow Osman	United Democratic Alliance	8,694	10.72%

2017 Governor election

Won by Mohamad Abdi Mahamud · margin 13,507 votes · 118,628 valid votes

2017 Governor election, WAJIR County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Mohamad Abdi Mahamud	JUBILEE PARTY	49,079	41.37%	Elected
Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamad	ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	35,572	29.99%
Ahmed Muhumed Abdi	PARTY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM	31,525	26.57%
Salah Abdi Sheikh	THIRDWAY ALLIANCE KENYA	1,541	1.30%
Sirat Osman Warfa	ALLIANCE FOR REAL CHANGE	681	0.57%
Hashim Abdisirad Khalif	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KENYA	230	0.19%

2017 Senator election

Won by Ali Abdullahi Ibrahim · margin 8,465 votes · 118,949 valid votes

2017 Senator election, WAJIR County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Ali Abdullahi Ibrahim	JUBILEE PARTY	35,236	29.62%	Elected
Abikar Adow Mohammed	KENYA AFRICAN NATIONAL UNION	26,771	22.51%
Abdikadir Abdirahman Adan	ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	19,066	16.03%
Ali Mahat Salat	SAFINA	18,460	15.52%
Barre Hussein Abdi	AMANI NATIONAL CONGRESS	16,571	13.93%
Keynan Warsame Hussein	ECONOMIC FREEDOM PARTY	951	0.80%
Baraka Abdia Hassan	JUSTICE AND FREEDOM PARTY	883	0.74%
Mohamed Abdi Khalif	THE LABOUR PARTY OF KENYA	590	0.50%
Hussein Adan Noor	WIPER DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT- KENYA	421	0.35%

2017 Woman Rep election

Won by Al1 Fatuma Gedi · margin 803 votes · 119,289 valid votes

2017 Women Representative election, WAJIR County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Al1 Fatuma Gedi	PARTY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM	33,353	27.96%	Elected
Mohamud Halima Abdille	JUBILEE PARTY	32,550	27.29%
Omar Halima Ali	FORUM FOR RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY-KENYA	17,960	15.06%
Hussein Oray Adan	KENYA AFRICAN NATIONAL UNION	13,269	11.12%
Bulle Barey Diis	ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	11,806	9.90%
Kahiye Ubah Abdi	THIRDWAY ALLIANCE KENYA	5,096	4.27%
Maalim Farhiya Abdille	FEDERAL PARTY OF KENYA	3,121	2.62%
Haji Katra Mowlid	KENYA PATRIOTS PARTY	2,134	1.79%

2013 Governor election

Won by Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamad · margin 5,353 votes · 99,399 valid votes

2013 Governor election, WAJIR County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamad	ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	40,622	40.87%	Elected
Mohamed Abdi Mahamud	UNITED REPUBLICAN PARTY	35,269	35.48%
Mohamed Ali Mursal	KENYA NATIONAL CONGRESS	22,919	23.06%
Maalim Mahamed Omar	UNITED DEMOCRATIC FORUM PARTY	589	0.59%

2013 Senator election

Won by Hassan,abdirahman Ali · margin 8,313 votes · 99,101 valid votes

2013 Senator election, WAJIR County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Hassan,abdirahman Ali	—	39,708	40.07%	Elected
Enow,adan Omar	—	31,395	31.68%
Affey,mohamed Abdi	—	22,959	23.17%
Ahmed,mohamed Abdullahi	—	3,272	3.30%
Warfa,sirat Osman	—	1,049	1.06%
Mohamed,sharif Sabdow	—	718	0.72%

2013 Woman Rep election

Won by Fatuma Ibrahim Ali · margin 8,204 votes · 98,985 valid votes

2013 Women Representative election, WAJIR County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Fatuma Ibrahim Ali	—	28,263	28.55%	Elected
Halima Ali Omar	—	20,059	20.26%
Oray Adan Hussein	—	16,256	16.42%
Fatuma Gedi Ali	—	13,342	13.48%
Abdi Amin Asha	—	9,186	9.28%
Rukia Ahmed Subow Mohamed	—	8,197	8.28%
Sahara Hassan Ahmed	—	3,682	3.72%

2027 spending limits in WAJIR County

The most a candidate may spend on the campaign, as gazetted for the general election of 10 August 2027.

Governor: KES 120,758,077
Senator: KES 120,758,077
Women Representative: KES 120,758,077

Source: Kenya Gazette Notice No. 12251, Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXVIII No. 136 (Special Issue), 7 August 2026: contributions and spending limits for the general election of 10 August 2027

Public funding

County equitable share

WAJIR, FY 2013/14 to 2016/17

No County equitable share figures recorded yet

Nothing is on record for WAJIR for FY 2013/14 to 2016/17. Figures appear here as soon as they are published.

Constituencies

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Constituencies of WAJIR, with their register and elected representative
Name	Registered voters	Stations	Share	Elected 2013
WAJIR SOUTH 7 within	45,993	162	27.1%	DIRIYE ABDULLAHI MOHAMED
WAJIR NORTH 7 within	28,231	101	16.6%	IBRAHIM ABDI SANEY
WAJIR EAST 4 within	28,217	94	16.6%	ABASS SHEIKH MOHAMED
WAJIR WEST 4 within	25,553	102	15.1%	ABDIKADIR ORE AHMED
TARBAJ 4 within	21,261	78	12.5%	MOHAMED IBRAHIM ELMI
ELDAS 4 within	20,336	72	12.0%	ADAN KEYNAN WEHLIYE

About WAJIR County

WAJIR County has elected its Governor at 3 general elections on record: Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamad (ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT) in 2013, Mohamad Abdi Mahamud (JUBILEE PARTY) in 2017 and Jiir Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamad (Orange Democratic Movement) in 2022.

WAJIR County has elected its Senator at 3 general elections on record: Hassan,abdirahman Ali in 2013, Ali Abdullahi Ibrahim (JUBILEE PARTY) in 2017 and Abass Sheikh (United Democratic Movement) in 2022.

WAJIR County has elected its Woman Rep at 3 general elections on record: Fatuma Ibrahim Ali in 2013, Al1 Fatuma Gedi (PARTY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM) in 2017 and Fatuma Abdi (Orange Democratic Movement) in 2022.

The closest race on record was the 2017 Woman Rep election, which Al1 Fatuma Gedi won by 803 votes.

Questions about WAJIR County

How many constituencies are in WAJIR County?

WAJIR County has 6 constituencies: Eldas, Tarbaj, Wajir East, Wajir North, Wajir South and Wajir West.

Who was elected Governor for WAJIR County in 2022?

Jiir Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamad (Orange Democratic Movement) won the 2022 Governor election with 35,533 votes (35.50% of the vote), 8,309 votes ahead of the runner-up.

Who was elected Senator for WAJIR County in 2022?

Abass Sheikh (United Democratic Movement) won the 2022 Senator election with 36,201 votes (46.18% of the vote), 12,621 votes ahead of the runner-up.

Who was elected Woman Rep for WAJIR County in 2022?

Fatuma Abdi (Orange Democratic Movement) won the 2022 Woman Rep election with 36,064 votes (44.46% of the vote), 9,336 votes ahead of the runner-up.

How many registered voters are in WAJIR County?

169,591 people are on the IEBC register for WAJIR County, voting at 609 polling stations.

How much can a candidate spend in WAJIR County in the 2027 election?

The limits for the general election of 10 August 2027: Governor KES 120,758,077, Senator KES 120,758,077 and Woman Rep KES 120,758,077. A limit covers what a candidate spends in the expenditure period, on items including venues, publicity, advertising, campaign staff, transport and nomination fees. Source: Kenya Gazette Notice No. 12251, Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXVIII No. 136 (Special Issue), 7 August 2026: contributions and spending limits for the general election of 10 August 2027.

Sources — boundaries and the polling-station register: IEBC. Population: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2019 Census. Results: IEBC declared results, 2022 / 2017 / 2013.