Preliminary results from yesterday’s historic local government polls show that the governing APNU+AFC coalition was sweeping the contests in Georgetown and Bartica.
The strong showing by the coalition would be interpreted as support for its stewardship since May and a vote confidence in President David Granger.
Despite low voter turnout for the elections, which were run off for the first time since 1994, the Statements of Poll available up to press time showed that voters in Georgetown cast their ballots overwhelmingly in favour of the ruling APNU+AFC coalition in both the Proportional Representation (PR) and First-Past-the Post races.
In the PR contests, preliminary results showed that the coalition won in excess of 50% of the votes cast in south and central Georgetown.
Despite his highly publicised campaign, Mark Benschop’s Team Benschop for Mayor was unable to secure any significant portion of the votes, even in his own constituency of South Ruimveldt.
At Benschop’s place of poll, Roxanne Burnham Nursery, he gained 36 votes,
