In Nevis, Attorney Mark Brantley of the opposition
Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) Monday won the by-election for a seat in the
St. Kitts-Nevis National Assembly.
But his victory in the closely fought contest would not affect the composition of the Parliament with the ruling St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) having seven seats, the People's Action Movement (PAM) and the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) one seat each with the CCM taking control of the other two seats.
Preliminary results indicate that Brantley, who polled 1475 votes, defeated Hensley Daniel, the Deputy Premier of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) who contested the by-election on behalf of the NRP, by 30 votes.
Daniel received 1445 votes in the election called to select a replacement for Malcolm Guishard, the Opposition Leader who died in June.
Supervisor of Elections Leroy Benjamin said that 4,758 persons were eligible to vote at ninepolling stations in the Electoral District Nevis.
Brantley says that his main focus would be to ensure that Nevisians get the best possible treatment by the Federal government.
"I think the challenge not just for me, but for every Nevisian politician is to get the point across that the people of Nevis are not second class citizens in our own country," said Mr. Brantley.
"I am trusting and hoping that Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas will listen to the pleas and arguments in favour of a fair share of Federal resources," added Brantley, who by virtue of his elected post, will now have to relinquish his position as a nominated member in the Nevis Island Administration.
But his victory in the closely fought contest would not affect the composition of the Parliament with the ruling St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) having seven seats, the People's Action Movement (PAM) and the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) one seat each with the CCM taking control of the other two seats.
Preliminary results indicate that Brantley, who polled 1475 votes, defeated Hensley Daniel, the Deputy Premier of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) who contested the by-election on behalf of the NRP, by 30 votes.
Daniel received 1445 votes in the election called to select a replacement for Malcolm Guishard, the Opposition Leader who died in June.
Supervisor of Elections Leroy Benjamin said that 4,758 persons were eligible to vote at ninepolling stations in the Electoral District Nevis.
Brantley says that his main focus would be to ensure that Nevisians get the best possible treatment by the Federal government.
"I think the challenge not just for me, but for every Nevisian politician is to get the point across that the people of Nevis are not second class citizens in our own country," said Mr. Brantley.
"I am trusting and hoping that Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas will listen to the pleas and arguments in favour of a fair share of Federal resources," added Brantley, who by virtue of his elected post, will now have to relinquish his position as a nominated member in the Nevis Island Administration.
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