Former North Abaco MP Hubert Ingraham is expected to make a statement shortly after the FNM conceded defeat just minutes agoThe following polling stations have come in so far:Polling Station 5 (Cooper's Town) PLP 148; FNM 156; BCP 0Polling Station 1 (Grand Cay) PLP 140; FNM 105; BCP 0Polling Station 12 (Murphy Town) PLP 203; FNM 75; BCP 1Polling Station 7

PLP 157; FNM 154; BCP 0
Polling Station 11 PLP 249; FNM 101; BCP 3Polling Station 8 PLP 315; FNM 70; BCP 2Polling Station 10 PLP 213; FNM 121; BCP 0Polling Station 2 PLP 82; FNM 32; BCP 0Voting started off slow in some areas when polls opened at 8 a.m. but returning officer and island administrator Charles King says poll workers have been trained to handle every scenario that could prove a challenge.

Today marks the first time in more than 20 years north Abaconians will vote for a parliamentary representatives without Hubert Ingraham on the ballot.

By the end of the day, they will have selected either the PLP's Renardo Curry or the FNM's Greg Gomez or the Constitution Party's Ali McIntosh as the new voice of North Abaco in the House of Assembly.

More than 4,500 voters are eligible to participate in today's poll. The polls are open now and will close at 6 p.m.

A couple of the polling divisions are in remote areas, which posed a particular challenge for officials with the Parliamentary Registration Department.

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