Jamaica’s Electoral Fee (ECJ) confronted a big hiccup because it revised the end result of the current native authorities elections held on February 26.
The up to date tally states that the Jamaica Labour Social gathering (JLP) received management of seven native authorities whereas the Folks’s Nationwide Social gathering (PNP) received six, together with the Portmore Municipality.
A noteworthy impasse emerged with a 20-20 tie reported for the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Company (KSAMC).
This revision dealt a blow to the Electoral Workplace of Jamaica (EOJ), which initially declared seven wins for the JLP and 5 for the PNP.
The PNP maintains its assertion of victory, emphasizing its lead in each the favored vote in Kingston and St Andrew and nationwide.
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The ECJ clarified that the JLP secured victories in St Thomas, Portland, Clarendon, St James, St Elizabeth, Trelawny, and St Ann, whereas the PNP prevailed in Westmoreland, Hanover, St Mary, St Catherine, Manchester, and Portmore, the place it dominated 9 of the 12 electoral divisions.
For the KSAMC, the place each events could have 20 councilors every, the PNP, having garnered the vast majority of votes, will decide the mayor, adopted by the JLP choosing the deputy mayor.
The ECJ set the KSAMC assembly for Thursday, March 7, 2024, at midday, the place the Principal Returning Officer will oversee the number of the PNP’s mayoral nominee and the JLP’s deputy mayoral nominee in accordance with the legislation.
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Confusion fueling arguments for Portmore parish standing
At a JLP press convention, Prime Minister Andrew Holness stated the talk and confusion surrounding Portmore’s standing have solely added to the the explanation why the town needs to be designated a parish.
“PNP, I’ve observed, have tried to incorporate the Portmore municipality [in the election results.] In different phrases, they’ve turned the municipality right into a parish council. I’m very blissful that they’ve acknowledged that Portmore is a separate entity,” he stated.
The Prime Minister stated Portmore is already counted in St. Catherine and subsequently can’t be counted twice.
“What they need to do is to double-count. They need to depend St. Catherine as a victory and Portmore as a victory. However should you take Portmore out of St. Catherine, the JLP would have received St. Catherine,” he stated, including that the PNP’s actions are “dishonorable.”
“They [PNP] have walked proper into what we’ve been saying: Portmore needs to be a parish,” he stated.
Holness stated beneath any metric, JLP’s seven wins make them the winner of the native authorities elections.
Jamaica’s local government website lists the Municipality of Portmore beneath the St. Catherine Municipal Cooperation.
