Nuku District in Sandaun Province completed its 2017 National Election primary vote count yesterday.
Returning Officer Francis Yawalan says: “We will do quality checks today and if no candidates reach absolute majority, we will go into elimination to find the candidate with absolute majority.”
Yawalan told Loop PNG that as of 6pm on Friday, the final of the 16 boxes was opened and counted at Nuku Station counting centre.
The incumbent sitting Nuku MP and National Alliance candidate has a buffer of 3,418 votes over former MP and People’s National Congress Party candidate.
|
CANDIDATE |
TALLY |
PARTY |
|
Joe Sungi |
10, 274 |
NA |
|
Andrew Kumbakor |
6, 856 |
PNC |
|
Emmanuel Waimou Nasam |
6,009 |
Melanesian Alliance |
He said allowable votes tallied were, 30,232 with 1465 informal votes.
Nine candidates were endorsed to contest the Nuku Open seat.
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