Manus regional

Progressive results from count 13:

MANUS REGIONAL

1. CHARLIE BENJAMIN – PANGU PATI – 3360
2. GEORGE SIKIN – PNC – 1717
3. DAVID AUSSEL – ULP – 1383
4. KEPO POMAT – INDEPENDENT – 707
5. JAMES KIELE – PNG PARTY – 456

MANUS OPEN

This follows the elimination of National Alliance candidate Leslie Roai who polled 4681 votes after the 24th exclusion.

His ballot papers were distributed between Benjamin and People’s Movement for Change candidate, George Sikin.

Benjamin collected a total of 7,371 votes to secure the seat.

Meantime for the Manus Open seat PNC also managed to come home with another candidate in the likes of Job Pomat.

Job Pomat managed to secure 6,844 votes to be take the seat.

The progressive Tally for the six remaining candidates after the 20th Exclusion for Manus Regional are:

In the Manus open seat, Professor Peter Petsul has jumped into third place, replacing incumbent Manus MP Ronny Knight who was on that spot at the end of court 16 this morning.

Another major change since count 16 for the Manus regional seat is PNG Constitutional Democratic Party candidate, Martin Kele-eh Warek who moved into the top five and is sitting on the fifth place.

Manus regional seat- after count 18