The National Alliance candidate, Allan Bird, still leads the pack in the race for the East Sepik Regional seat in the 2017 National Election.
This is the progressive tally after the 8th exclusion today.
East Sepik Provincial - after elimination 8
|
CANDIDATE |
PARTY |
TALLY |
|
Allan Bird |
National Alliance |
61,358 |
|
Kenny Waiyu |
Independent |
37,042 |
|
Gabriel Dusava |
People’s Progress Party |
28,297 |
|
Valentine Kambori |
Melanesian Alliance Party |
11,646 |
| Dulciana Somare | PANGU | 11,157 |
The absolute majority stands at 106,081 votes.
The absolute majority mark will decrease as more ballot papers are exhausted during the exclusion of candidates.
Twenty-six candidates contested for the seat left vacant by the retirement of Sir Michael Somare.