23 per cent of voters already cast ballots
THE Electoral Office of Jamaica is reporting that some 23.7 percent of Jamaicans or 380,169 individuals have already voted as at 11 this morning as the taking of the General Election polls continues across the island.
In the hotly contested Central Manchester constituency which sees incumbent Peter Bunting of the People’s National Party is trying to fend off challenge from the Jamaica Labour Party’s Danville Walker, 6,401 of 33,572 registered voters had cast their ballots by 11:00 am.
A total of 30 per cent of voters (8,186 of 27,617) had cast their ballots in South East St Elizabeth where Richard Parchment of the PNP is facing off against the JLP’s Franklyn Witter.
In the battleground seat of East Rural St Andrew where the PNP’s Damion Crawford is competing against the JLP”s Joan Gordon-Webley, 4419 electors had their votes of out a total of 32, 464.
The lowest voter turnout is in St Catherine West Central where Kenneth Baugh of the JLP is contesting the PNP’s Clinton Clarke. The EOJ said 3,671 voters out of a total of 24,323 (15 per cent) have already cast their votes.
A total 1,648,036 million electors are expected to go to the polls today. Voting is expected to close at 5 pm today.
