Senator Gregory Nicholls has won the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) nomination for the St Thomas constituency, securing the candidacy to replace veteran Member of Parliament Cynthia Forde.
The nomination contest, held at the Lester Vaughan School this evening, was closely watched as one of the most competitive internal elections in recent years for the party.
Nicholls, an attorney, faced competition from political scientist Dr William Chandler and attorney and former youth activist Anderson Yearwood.
Nicholls polled 111 votes while Chandler received 23 votes and Yearwood 16.
