With all counting for all constituencies winding down, Rau Constituency for Central Bougainville has made a declaration for Mr. Jason Baranangko.
Mr. Baranangko has retained his seat after exceeding the absolute majority of 1,569 and polled a total of 1,794 votes ahead of his opponent in the 15 exclusions.
Baranangko is the first candidate to be declared for Central Bougainville.
In the meantime, South Bougainville has recorded its second declaration in the 2025 Bougainville General Election, with Justin Bonai officially declared as the new Member for Bolave Constituency.
Mr. Bonai was declared at 2:50am (BST) yesterday morning following the third exclusion, polling 2,911 votes, surpassing the absolute majority of 2,549.
He unseats the incumbent Dennis Lokonai, who served as Minister for Health in the Fourth Toroama–Nisira Government.