Figures released by the Board of Deputies on Monday show that yesterday’s presidential election was a close-fought battle with the winner Phil Rosenberg, the organisation’s former public affairs director, edging out sitting vice-president Amanda Bowman by 18 votes.
In the first stage, Rosenberg was ahead by 96 votes to 80 but without a sufficient majority to secure outright victory.
The other two candidates treasurer Michael Ziff (52 votes) and former senior vice-president Sheila Gewolb (16) went out of the race at that point, with their second preferences being transferred to the two front-runners.
At the second stage, Rosenberg reached the finishing line with 124 votes to Bowman’s 106. (14 voters did not indicate a second preference).
