Counting for Markham District started today, with Wantoat-Leron completing count one.
Box one, from ward 1, Leron-Wantoat, concluded with incumbent MP, Koni Iguan, starting out in front with 521 votes.
Iguan, who is a United Labour Party candidate, is followed by Gengewe Gangik on 247 votes, Maxwell Chiru with 31, Paul Ezekiel with 8 votes and Tom Francis with 5 votes.
Results for count 1 for regional are:
- Kemas Tomala (ULP) – 332
- Luther Wenge (People’s Labour Party) – 155
- Kelly Naru (PNC) – 93
- Ginson Saonu (PANGU) – 85
- Jennifer Baing (People’s Movement for Change) – 38
There are 24 ballot boxes for the district; 12 boxes are for Open and 12 for Morobe regional.
The boxes were from the three Local Level Government areas of Wantoat-Leron, Umi-Atzera and Onga-Waffa Rural.
Wantoat-Leron LLG just completed counting box one while counting in the other LLGs is still underway.