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 The progressive election counting results for Southern Highlands Province are provided below. Only the top five (5) candidates for the provincial and the opens seats are provided.  Updated 5/8/22 IALIBU-PANGIA OPEN (Declared ) Top five (5) Candidates 1. Peter O’Neill – 45, 106 (declared winner on absolute majority)  2. Stanley Kuli Liria – 13, 909 3. Sam Tamu Wange – 5, 906 4. Ricky Pake – 5, 016 5. Professor Sirox Kari – 738 ——————————- IMBONGGU OPEN Top five candidates ( declared) PILA NININGI PANGU 24,615 (declared winner on absolute majority) ONAROP JOSEPH INGIPA ULP 7,315 MICAH WANIS MOKE IND 6,257 LONES SANDE NALI IND 5,330 WARREN WAK TEMOKANG IND 3,804 ——————————— NIPA-KUTUBU OPEN Top five (5) candidates Dr. Billy Joseph SDP – 25,991 Fiebik Kilip IND – 22,962 Luke Simon ULP – 22,888 Charles Andayo IND – 18,339 Jeffrey Komal IND – 13,493 MENDI OPEN Top five candidates (Declared ) Raphael Tonpi (ULP) – 42. 960 (Declared after elimination) Issac Joseph (PNG

 A Special Mining Lease (SML) principal landowner of the giant Pogera gold mine in Papua New Guinea is now the pioneer MP elect for the newly created Paiela-Pogera Open Electorate in Enga Province. *Photo shows Paiela-Pogera Open MP elect Hon.Maso Karipe (centre with signed Writ) after his declaration by Provincial Returning Officer Mr.Anton Iamau (left) and District Returning Officer (DRO) Mr.Daniel Arembo (right) inside the  Wabag Primary School Counting Centre this evening. [FM100 Photo] Independent candidate Hon.Maso Karipe polled a total of 15,272 votes after the the 25th elimination of Vincent Pyati to surpass the absolute majority of 14,086 this evening at the Wabag Primary School Counting Venue in the heart of Wabag Town. Another independent candidate and SML landowner Dickson Puri Pundi finished second with 12,974 votes while Vincent Pyati came  third with 10,309 votes. Hon.Karipe’s first mission is to bring back normalcy in the trouble torn golden valley before pushing for th