Moresby North-West

COUNTING: Moresby North-West eliminations to start

The quality check comes after the primary counting of the electorate’s votes.

The top five candidates after quality checks:

     

COUNTING: Moresby North-West quality check underway

Counting was suspended at the end of count 112 today, before officials resumed at 4:30pm to do quality check.

At the end of count 112, Sir Mekere Morauta is still ahead while sitting MP, Michael Malabag, is on 5th place.

     

COUNTING: Moresby North-West’s progressive results – after count 88

The progressive results as of 3pm this afternoon are as follows;

COUNTING: Moresby North-West’s progressive results – after count 84

The progressive results as of 11am this morning are as follows;

COUNTING: Moresby North-West’s progressive result – after count 64

Sir Mekere leads with 5,189 votes after count 64 from ballot box from Morata 1 Community Hall area.  

COUNTING: Moresby North-West’s progressive result – after count 46

Moresby North-West - after count 46

Counting: Moresby North-West’s progressive result – after count 9

The progressive results as of 5pm this afternoon:     

NCD regional, North-West counting resume

Moresby North-West seat has resumed counting at the Rita Flynn Indoor Complex with count 6.

Officials and scrutineers have already taken their seats. 10 boxes out of a total of 113 boxes from Moresby North-West were brought out last night from the containers, of which the first five were counted and their votes tallied.

Meanwhile, officials for the NCD regional seat have just signed in to take their seats to resume count 29.

Tallied progressive results will follow suit after today's count. 

Counting: Moresby North-West’s progressive result – after count 5

The event started with the movement of the 113 ballot boxes for Moresby North-West electorate into the main counting arena.

This was witnessed by police, election officials and some of the counting officials.

The count for Moresby North-West stands at 5.

The progressive results as of 9am this morning are as follows;

 

Polling officials demand payments

A large crowd comprising presiding and assistant presiding officers have fronted up at the Electoral Commission’s Boroko Office to make their demand.

Most of the officials are those that conducted polling in Moresby North-West and Moresby North-East.

They claim they are yet to be paid their risk allowances as well as camping allowances.

While polling allowances were paid, they claim some received full amounts while others had to share.

The officials want payments to be made immediately before counting begins.