JAMES PAUL, who won the St Michael West Central seat in Thursday’s general election, is not patting himself on the back for defeating challenger Ian Gooding-Edghill of the Barbados Labour Party.
In a recent interview, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) member said it was not an easy win and he would be evaluating his campaign strategy to see where he might have gone wrong.
Paul credited his triumph to consistent, hard work in the constituency and charged that his opponent’s strategy had failed.
“They tried to make it look like I did nothing [in the constituency] but it did not work. I stand by certain things and in the end my opponent had nothing to show,” he said.
Paul, the chief executive officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), said he was glad he was able to withstand the purported swing against the DLP and would continue to do his best for constituents.
“I still have a big responsibility to my constituency as well as to the BAS and I will try to do what I can to fulfill those responsibilities,” he said.
Paul defeated Gooding-Edghill by 193 votes, receiving 2 239 to Gooding-Edghill’s 2 046. In the 2008 election Paul received 2 167 votes, compared to 2 142 for the BLP’s Rommell Marshall, a difference of 25 votes. (CA)
