The tie in the Electoral District of Arima Northeast is broken.
The Election and Boundaries Commission says the UNC’s candidate, Jairzinho Domingo Gustav Rigsby, won in the Local Government Election by one (1) vote.
At the close of the poll on Monday 14th August 2023, both the PNM and UNC candidates each received 623 votes. The PEP candidate received 81 votes.
The EBC says after the recount today:
The People’s National Movement (PNM) received 623.
The Progressive Empowerment Party (PEP) 81.
and the United National Congress (UNC) received 624 votes.
The recount in the Electoral District of Maracas/Santa Margarita and the second recount of the Electoral District of Lengua/Indian Walk are still in progress.