Count number 6
Count six has just taken place. No one has been elected thus far but in total 7 candidates have been eliminated.
Robert Troy is remaining strong leading the remaining candidates with 8,524 votes after receiving 43 of Tanya Cannon’s votes following her elimination in the 5th count.
Boxer Moran remains in second place with 8,237 after receiving 121 votes this count.
Carrigy received a whopping 346 votes this count pushing him up to 7,597.
Sorca Clarke received 11 votes leaving her at 7083.
One more candidate was eliminated in the 6th count, Margaret Alacoque Maguire was knocked out at 884 votes.
Many politicians have yet to arrive, but most are expected to file in as the counting comes to a close later tonight.
Maguire left behind a total of 884 votes that will be distributed across the remaining 13 hopefuls.
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