By Precious Seeboe
Source: FrontPage Africa
Monrovia - Christian Snorteh Chea of the ruling Unity Party has emerged victorious in the River Gee County district # 3 by-election run-off thereby becoming the one to replace Albert Toe whose death created a vacancy in the House of Representative.
In the Run-off election which was held on August 3, 2010, between the Unity Party candidate Snoeteh Chea and Philbert Toe of the Congress for Democratic Change, UP Chea acquired1,731 while his opponent obtained 974 of the total votes cast.
Speaking at a news conference Wednesday, National Elections Commission Chairman, James M. Fromayan, said of the total votes of 2,761, 0.8% or 56 were invalid. CDC Philbert Toe got 36.0% of the votes.
Announcing the winner of the Run-off, the NEC Chairman said: “Mr. Christian Snorteh Chea having obtained 1,731 votes which translates to 64.0%, is therefore declared the winner of the River Gee County District#3 Representative By-election”
Chea and Toe received higher votes of the four contestants during the first round of elections which was held July 20, 2010, but fell short of the mark needed to be declared as winner.
Candidates qualified to contest the by-election were: Christian Snorteh Chea of the ruling Unity Party (UP), Philbert G. Toe of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), Francis Saywon an Independent candidate, and Marcus Sayle Quenneh also an Independent candidate.
Meanwhile the UP Representative is expected to be certificated this Saturday at the NEC Headquarters.
