The PNP's Paul Buchanan challenged Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness in the West Central St. Andrew constituency.
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Halshane Burke reports
An opposition bid to overturn the election results in Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness's constituency of St. Andrew West Central, has been thrown out by the Constituted Authority.
After fervently pressing his case since Election Day, Paul Buchanan, the People's National Party candidate who unsuccessfully challenged Dr. Holness in the September 3 general election, may now be forced to lay his efforts to rest.
The Constituted Authority, which monitors Election Day activities in accordance with Section 44 of the Representation of the People Act, says it has dismissed his request to void Dr. Holness's victory.
Dr. Holness received 7,054 votes to 4,953 for Mr. Buchanan.
Since then, Mr, Buchanan has argued that there were irregularities, including violence and intimidation in the Olympic Gardens and Molynes Gardens divisions that impacted the outcome of voting.
The Authority says, in a letter dated September 16, 2025, Mr. Buchanan requested that it apply to the election court to void the election results in the seat.
The challenge relied on the grounds stipulated in Section 37(e) of the Election Petition Act, which speaks to an upsurge in violence or any irregularity during Election Day, which would lead to a substantial distortion or subversion of the process of free and fair election.
The Authority says Mr. Buchanan submitted several affidavits from himself and others in support of his request.
However, after careful consideration of the affidavits and relevant case law, it found that the evidence presented did not satisfy the standard contemplated by the wording of Section 37(e), resulting in its position.
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