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REAL NEWS: MP-Elect Kelvin \u201cShugy\u201d Simon will be sworn in as the representative of the St. Mary\u2019s South(SMS) constituency next Tuesday, November 21, and Opposition Leader Jamale Pringle says he is looking forward to seeing \u201ca full house\u201d to witness this historic
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On October 24, Simon decisively won the SMS by-election for the United Progressive Party (UPP) \u2013 scoring his second victory against two different Labour Party candidates in nine months.<\/p>\n

His supporters have since expressed their disgust that four full weeks will have elapsed between his win and his taking of the oath of office in the Lower House.<\/p>

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They point out that the loser of the SMS contest was swiftly sworn into the Senate and, just as speedily, received an appointment as a minister of state.<\/p>

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Political pundits say the speed with which those appointments were made amounts to Prime Minister Gaston Browne taking revenge for his party\u2019s sound defeat in St. Mary\u2019s South.<\/p>\n

Despite the millions spent in last-minute improvements to the infrastructure; reported inducements and gifts; and Browne, himself, hitting the campaign trail daily, the constituency remained beyond the Labour Party\u2019s reach.<\/p>

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Meanwhile, Pringle tells REAL News that Simon\u2019s return to the seat he vacated on June 8 \u2013 when he resigned to short-circuit a drawn- out court challenge \u2013 deserves a celebration.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, he is encouraging not only Simon\u2019s constituents, but UPP supporters, in general, to flock to Queen Elizabeth Highway next Tuesday and \u201cfill the gallery\u201d of the Parliament.<\/p>

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This was the case when Simon and his five UPP colleagues took their oath of office after the January 18 General Election.<\/p>

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The exercises were conducted in an atmosphere of thanksgiving and festivity, with the cheers of scores of blue- and yellow-clad supporters resounding through the Parliament\u2019s chamber.<\/p>\n

Simon\u2019s return will take the Opposition Bench back to its full eight- member strength, with the UPP-allied Barbuda People\u2019s Movement seating one Member and the Independent Member for St. Peter rounding out the numbers.<\/p>\n

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REAL NEWS: MP-Elect Kelvin \u201cShugy\u201d Simon will be sworn in as the representative of the St. Mary\u2019s South(SMS) constituency next Tuesday, November 21, and Opposition Leader Jamale Pringle says he is looking forward to seeing \u201ca full house\u201d to witness this historic event. 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