CLARENDON, Jamaica; The preliminary counting of ballots for the by-election in the Clarendon South Eastern constituency is complete. The results are as follows:
| Cnstituency | Candidate | Political Party | # of votes |
| Clarendon South Eastern | Pearnel Charles Jr | JLP | 6845 |
| | Dereck Lambert | IND | 738 |
The voter turnout was 18.3 per cent. The final counting of ballots will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, March 3 at the Vere Technical High School.