Hon Theresa Baranangko

Theresa Baranangko has been officially declared the Member-Elect for the Central Bougainville Regional Women’s Seat with a landslide victory of 23,303 votes after the final exclusion.

Central RO Tonny Moera made the declaration at 12.12amBST at the Tupukas Primary School Hall in Arawa.

 

Out of the five female candidates that contested the Women’s seat, Theresa maintained the lead, collecting over 16,000 votes in the primary count across the ten Constituencies of Central Bougainville and the ballots from the BIBs and BOBs voters, and later picked up more than 7,000 votes in the elimination round to finish of with 23,303 votes. Second runner up and sitting member Geraldine Yolanda Paul finished with 14,000 votes.

 

Speaking at the declaration, Ms Baranangko vowed to work with all stakeholders including fellow candidates, and citizens of all ten Constituencies of Central Bougainville to deliver Bougainville’s aspiration for independence.