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The Jamaica Labour Party, JLP, has retained the Cornwall Mountain Division in Central Westmoreland following last Monday’s Local Government Elections.
The Opposition People’s National Party, PNP, sought a magisterial recount of the results after the JLP’s Dawnette Foster polled 1,497 votes to the PNP’s Abigail Malcolm, who received 1,470 ballots.
That’s a difference of 27.
The PNP were hoping that several ballots which were accepted in the final count would have been rejected by the judge.
But King’s Counsel, Tom Tavares-Finson told our news centre that the judge ruled against the motion.
Tom Tavares-Finson, King’s Counsel.
The final count shows Foster retaining the seat by just four votes.
She polled 1,558 votes compared to Malcolm’s 1,554.
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