Isat Buchanan
September 6, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica — The People’s National Party’s (PNP) Isat Buchanan has been declared the winner of the Portland Eastern constituency in the September 3 General Election, following the official count.
Observer Online understands that at the end of the counting of ballots, Buchanan tallied 8,361 votes after picking up an additional 45, while his challenger, the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Ann-Marie Vaz tallied 8,176 after losing five votes.
The preliminary count had put Buchanan as the winner with a margin of over 100 votes over Vaz.