Tano IEBC Forms 35A, 35B, and 36: Parliamentary and County Results
The paperwork chain for parliamentary and county-level results. A plain-language reference for agents and observers on what each form records and how it flows from polling station to declaration.
The 35-series for parliamentary races
Kenya's electoral system uses a parallel chain of forms for each elective position. Just as Form 34A/34B/34C handles presidential results, the 35-series handles Member of Parliament results. The pattern is the same: polling station, constituency tally, constituency declaration.
| Form | Level | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Form 35A | Polling station | Parliamentary result at a single polling station |
| Form 35B | Constituency | Consolidated parliamentary result for a constituency |
| Form 35C | Constituency | Constituency-level parliamentary declaration |
How the 35-series flows
The presiding officer completes Form 35A immediately after counting at the polling station, signs it, and transmits a copy. The constituency returning officer compiles Form 35B from all station-level 35As. Form 35C is the constituency-level declaration, analogous to Form 34C for president.
Form 36 for County Assembly Members
Form 36 handles MCA results. Unlike the presidential and parliamentary chains, which are constituency-centered, Form 36 consolidates ward-by-ward results at the county level. The county returning officer compiles it from the ward-level tallies.
The parallel structure is deliberate: every race has its own statutory paper trail. If you are contesting multiple seats in one constituency (president, MP, MCA, governor, senator, woman rep), you need agents trained on the forms for each race.
The broader pattern: 22 forms across 6 positions
Kenya has approximately 22 numbered forms across the six elective positions. The presidential chain (34-series), parliamentary chain (35-series), and county-level chain (36-series) are the most commonly referenced, but separate series exist for governor, senator, and woman representative races. All follow the same polling-station to constituency/county to declaration pattern.
Do not assume the process is identical for every form. Each form records specific data fields relevant to its race. Train your agents on the exact forms for the races you are contesting—general knowledge of "how forms work" is not enough.
Source: Kenyans.co.ke guide to IEBC forms 34A-39D (comprehensive public resource cataloguing all forms by race), Citizen Digital explainer on Forms 35, 36, 37, and 39 ( journalistic coverage of the parallel form series), and the official IEBC forms portal at forms.iebc.or.ke ( authoritative source for form templates). The IEBC forms catalog is not static and may be updated ahead of future electoral cycles—consult the official portal for the most current templates.
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