PLP candidate Kingsley Smith wins West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election
8.30pm UPDATE: UNOFFICIAL TOTALS
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 307 - 8.16% of the votes
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 1,276 - 33.89% of the votes
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 28 - 0.74% of the votes
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 4 - 0.11% of the votes
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 2,150 - 57.11% of the votes
8.15pm UPDATE:
By-Election results – Polling Division 1:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 14
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 37
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 1
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 198
By-Election results – Polling Division 9:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 2
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 123
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 0
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 161
8.10pm UPDATE: Prime Minister Philip 'Brave' Davis, speaking at PLP HQ, says: “We wanted to win to honour the memory of Obie” and he congratulates Kingsley Smith “on a job well done”.
8.05pm UPDATE: By-Election results – Polling Division 5A:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 18
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 54
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 0
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 1
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 114
7.55pm: Prime Minister Philip 'Brave' Davis and Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis at the PLP headquarters – after PLP candidate Kingsley Smith was declared the winner of the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election. Photo: Dante Carrer
By-Election results – Polling Division 3:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 11
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 50
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 2
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 188
7.50pm UPDATE: The PLP's Kingsley Smith has been declared the winner, but results from individual polling divisions are still coming in:
By-Election results – Polling Division 2:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 13
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 151
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 0
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 268
7.40pm: PLP candidate Kingsley Smith has been declared the winner of the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election.
7.30pm UPDATE: By-Election results – Polling Division 11A:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 8
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 79
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 0
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 75
7.20pm UPDATE: By-Election results – Polling Division 4A:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 26
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 61
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 1
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 69
By-Election results – Polling Division 11:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 7
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 75
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 1
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 82
By-Election results – Polling Division 13:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 26
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 74
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 3
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 1
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 101
7.10pm UPDATE: By-Election results – Polling Division 7:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 33
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 73
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 4
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 123
By-Election results – Polling Division 8:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 16
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 67
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 0
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 129
7.00pm UPDATE: By-Election results – Polling Division 6:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 32
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 49
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 3
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 128
6.55pm UPDATE: By-Election results – Polling Division 5:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 14
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 41
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 0
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 1
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 70
By-Election results – Polling Division 12:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 14
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 118
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 4
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 116
6.50pm UDPATE: By-Election results – Polling Division 14:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 44
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 97
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 4
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 111
6.50pm UPDATE: By-Election results – Polling Division 8A:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 3
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 17
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 1
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 1
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 26
6.40pm UPDATE: Results are coming in. From Polling Division No.4:
Lincoln Bain, Coalition of Independents, 22
Bishop Ricardo Grant, FNM, 40
DaQuan Swain, Independent, 4
Terneille Burrows, Independent, 0
Kingsley Smith, PLP, 68
3.00pm UPDATE: Voter says, ‘I’m out here to put my vote in for who I feel can do a better job’.
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