UNC confirms final results of internal election

Final results published by the United National Congress in the party's Internal election held on Sunday January 24, 2010:

1. Political Leader:
Number of ballots cast for Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj 729
Number of ballots cast for Basdeo Panday 1,359
Number of ballots cast for Kamla Persad-Bissessar 13,493
I declare Kamla PersadBissessar as the winner.

2. Deputy Political Leader:
Number of ballots cast for Shama Deonarine 1,801
Number of ballots cast for Rupert T Griffith 2,742
Number of ballots cast for Wade Stephen Mark 2,959
Number of ballots cast for Roodal Moonilal 3,087
Number of ballots cast for Lyndira Oudit 9,306
Number of ballots cast for Surujrattan Rambachan 10,648
I declare Surujrattan Rambachan, Lyndira Oudit and Roodal Moonilal as the winners.

3. Chairman:
Number of ballots cast for Vasant Bharath 2,744
Number of ballots cast for Jack Austin Warner 9,195
I declare Jack Austin Warner as the winner.

4. Deputy Chairman:
Number of ballots cast for Tim Gopeesingh 2,693
Number of ballots cast for Fuad Khan 11,526
I declare Fuad Khan as the winner.

5. Policy and Strategy Officer:
Number of ballots cast for Winston McKenzie 213
Number of ballots cast for Collin J Partap 10,875
Number of ballots cast for Hamza Rafeeq 2,513
I declare Collin Partap as the winner.

6. Education Officer:
Number of ballots cast for Perry Eddison Bowen 1,868
Number of ballots cast for Daphne Ethlyn Phillips 11,487
I declare Daphne Phillips as the winner.

7. Research Officer:
Number of ballots cast for Arnold Ram 10,986
Number of ballots cast for Ved Seereeram 2,164
I declare Arnold Ram as the winner.

8. Elections Officer:
Number of ballots cast for Amarnath Jaggasar 718
Number of ballots cast for Ramlochan Panchoo 2,230
Number of ballots cast for Ramona Ramdial 10,302
I declare Ramona Ramdial as the winner.

9. Treasurer:
Number of ballots cast for William Archie 10,257
Number of ballots cast for Shahnaaz Bissessar 2,009
Number of ballots cast for Elizabeth Mohammed-Ali 595
Number of ballots cast for Sunil Sharma-Maharaj 373
I declare William Archie as the winner.

10. Party Organiser:
Number of ballots cast for Rudy V Narinesingh 2,097
Number of ballots cast for Venosh Sagewan-Maraj 11,207
I declare Venosh Sagewan-Maraj as the winner.

11. International Relations Officer:
Number of ballots cast for Shane A Mohammed 10,524
Number of ballots cast for Chandresh Sharma 3,077
I declare Shane Mohammed as the winner.

12. Regional Representative Tobago:
Number of ballots cast for Hilford Clarence Phillips 3,757
Number of ballots cast for Junior Barrington Thomas 4,310
I declare Junior Barrington Thomas as the winner.

13. Regional Representative East:
Number of ballots cast for Yvette Richards 10,139
Number of ballots cast for Taran B Sooklal 987
Number of ballots cast for Prakash Williams 2,131
I declare Yvette Richards as the winner.

14. Regional Representative North:
Number of ballots cast for Cassandra Samuel 4,008
Number of ballots cast for Don Sylvester 4,495
I declare Don Sylvester as the winner.

15. Regional Representative Central:
Number of ballots cast for Rasheed Azim Karim 4,126
Number of ballots cast for Sylvester Peter Ramquar 4,339
I declare Sylvester Ramquaras the winner.

16. Regional Representative South:
Number of ballots cast for Shanty Boodram 10,877
Number of ballots cast for Glen Ram 2,618
I declare Shanty Boodram as the winner.

Dated this 26th day of January 2010
(Signed) Kemchan Ramdath | Chairman of the Internal Elections Committee