Counting for the Manus Regional and Open seats commenced yesterday, 15th July with ballot papers coming in from the Aua Wuvulu LLG, in the Western Islands.
These are the results after the first two counts for Manus Regional first five:
- Charlie Benjamin leads - 276
- George Sikin - 126
- James Kiele – 111
- Kepo Pomat - 57
- David Aussel - 36
Counts for the Manus Open seat first five:
- Leslie Roai - 348
- Job Pomat – 260
- Dr. Peter Petsul – 45
- Rodney Pokapin – 23
- Ronny Knight – 23
Day two of the counting is underway with ballot papers from the Balopa LLG.