Independents defeated in Mahaicony-Abary NDC race

Two independents who challenged the governing APNU+AFC coalition in the March 18 election for the Mahaicony-Abary Neighbourhood Democratic Council lost their races.

In the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) contest for Constituency 8 – Recess to Calcutta, APNU+AFC’s Tyrone Sylvester English battled with Independent David Desmond Ross. English secured 306 votes to Ross’s 86, according to results provided by the Guyana Elections Commission.

As for constituency 9 – Catherine to Adventure, APNU+AFC candidate Roston Gladwin Lindo was in a FPTP faceoff with Vibert Sealey. Here, the battle was closer. Lindo garnered 173 votes to Sealey’s 100.