Isat Buchanan of the Peoples National Party (PNP) has been confirmed as the winner of the East Portland constituency in the 2025 general election.
In a social media post, Buchanan indicated that at the end of the official count by the Electoral Office today his victory margin increased by 45.
Buchanan’s vote tally now stands at 8,361.
The preliminary count on Wednesday had given him 8,316.
Buchanan defeated the Jamaica Labour Party’s Ann Marie Vaz, who had been seeking to retain the seat.
In Wednesday’s preliminary vote result, Vaz tallied 8,181.
Following today’s official count, Vaz has 8,176, which indicated that she lost 5 votes.