Two in a row for Caddle

Economist Marsha Caddle has once again been elected the Member of Parliament for St Michael South Central in the January 19 General Election.

Around 12:42 a.m. on Thursday, returning officer Le-Anne Butcher announced at The St Michael School counting station that Caddle won the battle with 1 936 votes.

Her main contender, Richard Sealy of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) who lost the seat to her in the 2018 elections received 932 votes, while 195 constituents voted for David Gill of the Alliance Party for Progress (APPT) there was a total of 3 063 votes casted in the St Michael South Central constituency.

Surrounded by relatives and supporters, Caddle thanked her constituents for the trust.

“The first thing I have to say is thank you to the constituents of St Michael South Central for once again putting their faith and their trust in me to be able to help shepherd these communities through the next term of government. I have in particular to say thank you to my team.

“These people that you see here and many more worked extremely hard. I don’t want to start singling out, the only person I am going to single out is my husband Dr Abdul Mohammed, my campaign manager, my election agent.

“Before the bell rang, we were on the road and on the ground and after the bell rang these folks were just mobilized and working. This was always a team effort. This business of representation really grows you, it really stretches you, it really allows you to get to know yourself and that has been my great honour,” Caddle said.

The elected Member of Parliament said her first order of business is to continue the hard work.

Caddle also thanked the BLP campaign management team and party leader Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley for being involved in her campaigning experience.

“My first order of business is to thank these people, to lime with them, to spend some time with them, to let them know that I appreciate them. That’s the first order of business and then the work starts in earnest,” she said.

Sealy nor Gill was present at the counting station when the announcement was made. (BT)