By Prince Moore
Following the preliminary count, the governing Jamaica Labour Party has claimed the Southern Trelawny and St Andrew North Western parliamentary seats while the PNP was victorious in the Morant Bay and Aenon Town Divisions in yesterday's by-elections.
Marissa Dalrymple Philibert returns to the House of Representatives in her old South Trelawny seat, having amassed 4,146 votes to 1,434 for her challenger.
Duane Smith claimed the St Andrew North Western seat. which was once held by his father Derrick, and which was recently vacated by Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke with 1,863 votes to Carl Marshall's 111.
The PNP's Delroy Dawson defeated the JLP's Suzette Barton by 54 votes to claim the Aenon Town division in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation, with 1,646 votes to 1,592.
The win for the PNP has resulted in a tie in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation just months after the JLP had won the division in the Local Government polls.
Rosemarie Shaw of the PNP defeated the JLP's Winston Downie to retain the Morant Bay Division in St Thomas for the opposition tallying 2,096 votes to 1,978 for her challenger.
Returning Officers will begin the final counts today at the designated counting centres.
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