Archive for May 23rd, 2013
PPM holding early GT lead
(CNS): Roy McTaggart jumped from the back of the pack to fourth place as results rolled in from the capital, but the PPM were dominating as Kurt Tibbetts, Alden McLaughlin and Marco Archer took the top three places. Joey Hew jumped to fifth and Mike Adam (UDP) fell to sixth. Things improved for other C4C candidates as Winston Connolly moved into 8th place. As the UDP team slipped further back, the independent candidates were pushed into the bottom slots. Meanwhile, the UDP had three out of the top four places in West Bay as Tara Rivers clung on to the third slot. The two Bushes remained out front with Captain Eugene in fourth and Velma Hewitt remained in fifth. However, Mervin Smith was just 12 votes behind her and could not be ruled out. However, the PNA and PPM were both losing sight of seats in the district as the race became a C4C-UDP fight
West Bay goes back to UDP
(CNS): The UDP stranglehold regained its grip in West Bay as the four candidates closed around Tara as she fell from an historic first place to third. McKeeva Bush was out in first place with 12% of the poll and 415 votes, while Velma Hewitt moved up into fifth place after four boxes were counted in the district. The PNA fortunes were looking less favourable as Cline Glidden fell to 10th place and Rolston Anglin was clinging on to 8th place. Woddy DaCosta retained the PPM top position in 7th and Ray Farrington was hanging on to 9th place. Meanwhile, the final count for the Sister Islands was a huge win for Moses Kirkconnel with over 75% of the vote, while Juliana O'Connor-Connolly polled 55% to secure the second seat.
Photo below: Young Brackers, all first time voters, gather outside the Aston Rutty Civic Centre to hear the final results.
GT opens well for PPM
(CNS): With Kurt Tibbetts leading in George Town, the PPM were dominating the first count in the capital as the results began coming in around 10:15, with 5 out of the six top places going to the Progressives. Alden McLaughlin was second with the UDP's Mike Adam the only non-PPM candidate in the first six in 3rd. Marco Archer was in 4th with Lucille Seymour in 5th place while the youngest candidate in the race, Kenny Bryan, was in 6th. The C4C candidates had a poor start trailing behind the UDP candidates, though Winston Connolly and Sharon Roulstone were the early leaders in the coalition team. Meanwhile, in BT the PPM were advancing in to all of the top slots, while Theresa Pitcairn was clinging onto the fourth seat for the UDP as Al Suckoo hovered just eleven votes behind her in fifth place.
PPM gain grip on BT
(CNS): Following an early UDP lead in Bodden Town after 19% of the vote was counted Anthony Eden began to pull away from the pack with 329 votes. His PPM colleague Ozzie Bodden was in second place while Theresa Pitcairn was clinging on to a place in the seats in third. Meanwhile, another PPM candidate Wayne Panton was in fourth. Charles Chuckie Clifford was pushed down to seventh place while Al Suckoo was sitting in fifth place just outside the seats. Over in West Bay at 10pm, Mckeeva Bush had regained the lead while Tara Rivers was in second place with both Bernie Bush and Captain Eugene Ebanks in third and fourth. Mervin Smith was still just outside the seats in fifth.
Tara Rivers passes Mac
(CNS): As results rolled in from West Bay, Tara Rivers passed McKeeva Bush in an historic moment that may be short lived but is nontheless significant, as the third box was counted in the district. With 265 votes, Rivers was ahead of the 30-year incumbent by 20 votes. Coming up behind McKeeva Bush was Bernie Bush, followed by Captain Eugene and Mervin Smith (C4C), who was just a few votes behind and hovering outside the seats. While Rolston Anglin was in 7th place Cline Glidden had fallen to 9th place, Velma Hewitt was in 6th place and Woody Da Costa was the highest ranking PPM in 8th place. Meanwhile, in Bodden Town Anthony Eden passed Theresa Pitcairn while Ozzie Bodden remained in 3rd place as Charles Clifford pushed Saunders out of the seats into fifth place
UDP takes lead in BT
(CNS): Theresa Pitcairn was just pipping Anthony Eden as the first candidate in the Bodden Town race as the results began coming in from the district at around 9:30. Chris Saunders was in third and Ozzie Bodden was in fourth place with Charles Clifford just behind him in the district that the PPM were hoping could return clean sweep for their candidates. However, with only 7% of the vote and only one box in the district counted so far the result may still prove very different as the night goes on. However, there was something of an irony that the UDP's West Bay stranglehold appeared to be losening as the two UDP Bodden Town candidates got off to a great start.
Change gonna come in WB
(CNS): Tara Rivers is neck and neck in second place in West Bay with Bernie Bush, while Capt Eugene Ebanks is in fourth place in the latest poll results. McKeeva Bush is out front with 173 votes, while Bernie Bush and Tara Rivers have both polled 169 votes ahead of Ebanks with 141 votes. Change was looking very likely in West Bay as the PNA candidates trailed down in 7th and 9th place, while Mervin Smith was sitting in fifth place ahead of Velma Powery-Hewitt signaling that the UDP stranglehold is about to be broken. Although Bush was expected to take at least three seats in the district, with Smith only 11 votes behind Capt Eugene, the C4C pair may be about to make history.
Meanwhile, in Cayman Brac there was little change as Moses Kirkconnell remained ahead of PNA candidate and incumbent premier Juliana O'Connor-Connolly, who trails him by more than 50 votes.
Veteran McLean holds EE
(CNS): Arden McLean has retained his East End seat with more than 57% of the vote. The incumbent got 317 votes in total, with John McLean Jr polling 237 — a very similar result to last election. With North Side going to Ezzard Miller, at 9pm the Sister Islands were also looking as if the two incumbents would be returned. The first results from West Bay were already very interesting, with McKeeva Bush taking an early clear lead with 91 votes and 14.75% of the first count from West Bay North West. He is currently being trailed by his running mates Bernie Bush and Captain Eugene Ebanks, while Velma Powery-Hewitt was being pushed out by Tara Rivers, who is the first of the C4C candidates that looks as though she may be in with a chance. The PPM candidates were trailing well behind the PNA, whose two candidates were very close.
Miller heading back to LA
(CNS) Updated: Results from the smaller districts began coming in before 8pm this evening, giving Ezzard Miller a clear lead in North Side. At 8:30pm he had 64% of the turnout and 299 votes compared to 136 votes for Joey Ebanks who polled just over 30% after 93% of the vote was counted in the district. Meanwhile, in East End things were looking far closer with Arden McLean taking 160 votes compared to John McLean who had polled 118. Over in the Sister Islands the first results gave Moses Kirkconnell an early lead with 174 votes while Juliana O'Connor Connolly was trailing behind with 150 votes. Maxine Moore and David Bodden were closer with 32 and 39 respectively. Check back to CNS for continuous updates.