The crowd that gathered at The Lodge School couldn’t wait to celebrate with the new representative for St John Mara Thompson.
They rejoiced and shouted when the announcement was made by Richard Harris, the returning officer.
Thompson received 4 613 votes, while Barbados Labour Party candidate Hudson Griffith received 553 votes.
Celebration time
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