Low voter turnout in St Ann North Eastern by-election

The Electoral Office of Jamaica is reporting a low voter turnout in the St Ann North Eastern by-election.

Up to 11 o' clock this morning, only 5.12 per cent of voters in the constituency casting their ballots, Director of Elections Glasspole Brown told The STAR.

The May 31, 2024 voters’ list showed that there were 43,827 persons eligible to vote in the constituency.

It is expected that an increasing number of voters will show up later today. 

Three candidates are contesting today’s by-election.

The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Matthew Samuda, Chase Albert Neil of the United Independents Congress, and independent David Fritz Anderson, a former member of the People's National Party (PNP) are seeking to become the next member of parliament for the area.

The PNP had announced that it would not contest the by-election but would focus its energy on national polls that are constitutionally due by September next year.

Samuda is expected to retain the seat for the governing party.

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