The progressive results for the top five candidates after exclusion 15 are as follows;
- Sir Mekere Morauta - 9,329
- Joe Tonde-6,586
- Samuel Boe Lohia - 6,205
- Honk Kiap - 3,336
- Michael Malabag - 2,218
Absolute majority stands at 42,425.
Total Allowable votes is 42,487 with 62 exhausted.
Counting for North West has been suspended for the day.