The election results show the PPP gaining 28 seats, the PNC 23 seats and the WPA and The UF one (1) seat respectively. The PPP had won the election beating the opposition combined. Interesting to note was the showing of the PNC in this election, their best ever, gaining 23 seats, five (5) seats less than the overall winners the PPP. This was so because there was clear evidence of multiple voting which was facilitated by voters having numerous forms of identification giving them the fraudulent avenue to vote repeatedly. The rigging mechanism set up by the PNC was still in vogue.

With the electoral list being sanitised and the introduction of voter identification cards the 1997 results gave us something more of a resemblance of the peoples’ will at the polls. The PPP/C gained 29 seats the PNC 22 seats, the TUF and the AFG one (1) seat respectively

The 2001 General elections results showed the PPP/C gaining 34 seats, the PNC/R 27, GAP/WPA 2 seats the TUF and ROAR one (1) seat respectively

The results for the 2006 General elections shows the PPP/C gaining 36 seats, the PNC/R 22 seats, the AFC 5 seats, GAP and TUF one (1) seat respectively. This election saw newcomer AFC gaining five seats, a pretty good performance for a first timer. These results also show a reduction in the seats of the PNC/R which persons like Aubrey Norton and others of his kind would readily argue went to the AFC. Be that as it may, the point is, there is one political grouping that is yet to show a reduction in votes/seats instead, it has surged ahead in a very pronounced way that is the PPP/C and this no one can deny. This party has commanded the majority of the votes of most of the people of all races and has earned itself the right to govern this country. We shall explore this topic some more in my next article.
NEIL ADAMS