November 22, 2024
WATCH: PNP wins by-election in Morant Bay Division
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) candidate Rosemarie Shaw has won the Morant Bay Division by-election.
A preliminary count of ballot boxes revealed that Shaw won with 2,096 votes (51.4 per cent) ahead of Jamaica Labour Party’s Winston Downie’s 1,978 (48.6 per cent).
According to the Electoral Office of Jamaica, the preliminary voter turnout was 37 per cent.
Shortly after the preliminary count, comrades took to the streets in St Thomas to celebrate with PNP veteran Fitz Jackson declaring the win as a springboard to a sweep in the upcoming General Election.