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JAM | Feb 26, 2024

Venesha defeated! Papine Division remains orange under Darrington Ferguson

Vanassa McKenzie

Vanassa McKenzie / Our Today

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Darrington Ferguson staged a major upset in defeating Venesha Phillips as the Papine Divsion remains under the control of the People’s National Party (PNP) on Monday evening (February 26).

As at 8:32 pm, with all 44 boxes counted by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), Ferguson amassed 2,113 votes to outclass political turncoat Phillips, who represented the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) with 1,854 votes.

Independent candidate Georgea Plato ended with 61 ballots to her credit as the Papine Division, a traditional PNP stronghold, remains orange.

Counting continues in earnest to ascertain the outright victors of the 2024 Local Government Election.

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