After the 28th exclusion, William Samb is the member for Goilala Open.
Box 11 - Mathew Poia was the decider for the race between Samb and Alex Hoem Robert.
Despite Robert collecting a good 1,105, Samb climbed 89 votes higher to 6,576.
The absolute majority was 5,664.
Samb was declared the legitimate member at 4:30pm this afternoon by RO Theodore Maia at the counting venue, Gordon Police gymnasium.
Runner up Robert was 4,752.
This will be Samb's first full 5-year term.
He won the by-election after the passing of Daniel Mona in 2014.
He was member-elect for 18 months.
Samb was escorted to the venue this afternoon by his wife and two children.
Addressing the counting officials, security and media personnel on ground, Samb thanked everyone for the support and cooperation and the trust in him.
He asked for the cooperation of all other 29 candidates to bring service into the district.
Samb hopes to continue the projects he undertook while in office.