One of the first things that Lisa Hanna will do if she wins the presidency of the People's National Party (PNP) is to call her opponent Mark Golding and say "Let's work together." Speaking to reporters after she voted around...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Image caption: Luther Buchanan
Attorney-at-law O'Neil Brown, who represents the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate Daniel Lawrence, says they will be filing for a magisterial recount as soon as possible.
This after the returning officer for Westmoreland Eastern cast a deciding vote for Luther Buchanan of the People’s National Party (PNP), after the official count ended in a tie on Saturday.
In deciding who would be the next member of parliament, the names of both candidates were placed in an empty ballot box. The returning officer then pulled a name from the box.
Buchanan's name was chosen.
The count now stands at 4,835 votes for Buchanan and 4,834 for Lawrence.
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