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Big upest for Hughenden councillor

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The incumbent councillor for the Hughenden Division in St Andrew, Audley Gordon, has lost his seat.

This is a major upset for the Jamaica Labour Party.

Gordon the chairman for the JLP’s Area Council One polled 1304 votes ( 45.8%) to the People's National Party’s Ian Telfer PNP 1543 ( 54.2%)

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