Shyne Barrow Vows to Keep Serving Mesopotamia After Election Loss

Despite his defeat in the March 12 general election, outgoing Mesopotamia area representative Shyne Barrow has vowed to continue working for his constituents. In a social media post, Barrow said, “When I was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2020 I went back to work the next day, even though I was not reelected on Wednesday I am here today continuing the work I started 12 years ago when I first began my journey to serve the people in Parliament.”

He added, “My love for the people of Mesopotamia is unconditional! I will continue to work with our Mesopotamia family to develop our Constituency!”

Barrow secured only 318 votes. UDP’s Chang won the constituency by a total of 601 votes. Meanwhile, the People’s United Party’s (PUP) candidate, Lawrence Ellis, garnered 503 votes. The total voter turnout on March 12 in the Mesopotamia constituency stood at 1,422 out of 2,253 registered voters.

On Wednesday, when asked about the future of the UDP party, he stated, “I certainly will resign effective once we have a national convention to elect a new leader. Obviously you can’t be a leader of the United Democratic Party once you’re not a member of the House, and I would not want to be appointed as a senator or anything to hold on to the leadership.”