12.30am: That wraps up our online coverage of the PLP convention. Philip 'Brave' Davis has been elected the new party Leader, Chester Cooper takes the Deputy Leader post and Fred Mitchell is the new Chairman. Don't miss Thursday's Tribune for all the news and reaction from a dramatic day.

12.07am: The newly-elected PLP leader Philip 'Brave' Davis is addressing party supporters at the convention. He says his siblings and extended family have kept him grounded. He tells the delegates “he reports for duty tonight” and he plans to give them a future and hope. He thanks PLPs for for their support and says “we are going to do great things together”. Mr Davis also thanks the outgoing officers of the party including former Prime Minister Perry Christie.

He says they have been in a period of profound dialogue and reflection but he feels powerful optimism for the party and the country when he sees “how many of us are ready to do the work”.

Mr Davis adds that they are going to reform the PLP's constitution so that party is “inclusive, transparent, modern and accountable”.

He says: “We just can't afford to leave talent on the sidelines. We need to be a dynamic, inclusive party that is working all the time.”

Mr Davis criticises the new government but adds that “we want to work together when we can”.

He says “it's an honour” to lead the party. He asks delegates if they're ready to move ahead with him and says they must do it together.

11.45pm: Leadership candidate Glenys Hanna Martin released the following statement, thanking her supporters and congratulating the new PLP leader Philip 'Brave' Davis:

“I wish to thank my campaign team who worked and traveled with me throughout the length and breadth of this country. I applaud their courage in joining me in my effort to bring about a new day in the PLP. I thank all of those who supported me despite the odds, those who believed in the message of a new day. I want to recognize the people of Englerston who despite all odds stood with the Progressive Liberal Party in the last General Election. I commit tonight to dedicating all of my energies to your interest. I thank you for your patience during this campaign period which took me away from you. I am grateful that I had this opportunity to travel through the country; to hear the concerns of Bahamians everywhere.

“I am grateful that this has deepened my understanding of my country and enhanced my love and appreciation of The Bahamas. Throughout this process I have been able to refine my philosophical commitments. I am more convinced than ever that the vision of 1967 has yet to be realized. We have yet to wipe every tear from every eye. That is our continuing mandate, to empower the Bahamian people. It is necessary and long overdue. Our people, our country deserves nothing else. This has been my.mission during my life in public service. And so I will not settle for the status quo. I will therefore continue my efforts to agitate for change within the Party. I congratulate the new leader of the PLP, Mr Philip Davis as he takes the helm.

11.37pm: Philip 'Brave' Davis has been elected as the new PLP Leader. Chester Cooper is the new Deputy Leader and Fred Mitchell is the party Chairman.

11.20pm: PLP supporters enjoy the entertainment at the convention while awaiting tonight's results (left).

10.15pm: PLP leadership candidate Glenys Hanna Martin is pictured at the convention tonight.

9.40pm: The power is back at the Melia, we'll bring you more information as we get it.

9.00pm: THE final night of the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) convention came to a screeching halt tonight as officials prepared to count around 1,700 ballots after a series of electricity disruptions happened at the Melia Nassau Beach Hotel ballroom and its surrounding areas.

While voting was said to be complete ahead of the power outages, Convention Chairman Micheal Halkitis said counting of the votes had been delayed and the event would not continue as expected.

Normally on the final night of the event, once the counting is complete, a celebration would take place where the new leader, deputy and chairman would address delegates.

However, because of two separate power outages, which affected an already delayed voting process, Mr Halkitis said the programme would be reduced to an announcement of winners along with only the new leader addressing supporters.

And as supporters waited in darkness, many questioned the security of the ballot boxes and speculated whether the power disruption was an act of foul play.

“The vote is complete,” Mr Halkitis told reporters after 8pm. “As you can see we have electrical issues here at the hotel. I think we got a report that there was a fire so we are trying to address that to get the electricity back on. Soon as that is done we expect to move to counting and so we expect in a few hours to be able to announce the results."

8.28pm: Michael Halkitis has said that voting is complete and officials expect it will take about two hours to count the votes.

8.10pm: A PLP official said because of the unreliability of the electricity and the fact that vote counting has not been completed, they have decided to scrap the live TV broadcast for tonight. However, vote counting will continue and they still expect the winners to be announced tonight. The security department at the Melia have announced they are experiencing technical difficulties and are waiting for BPL.

8.05pm: There appears to be more problems with the voting process at the convention. At 7.53pm there were power issues, with many people using their cell phones for light in the voting area. Police guarded the ballot boxes and the power came back on just before 8pm.

6.45pm: In The Tribune's online poll, we asked readers who they thought would win the PLP leadership vote. 59.26% of those voting thought Philip 'Brave' Davis would win, with 40.74% backing Glenys Hanna Martin.

5.55pm: Welcome to our live coverage of the third and final day of the PLP convention at the Melia hotel. Voting on the party's key positions is underway – but has been fraught with problems. Originally scheduled to take place from 8am till 1pm, voting didn't begin until around 10.45am and has been extended till 7pm.

The full list of nominees:

CHAIRMAN

Frederick A. Mitchell

Glendon Rolle

Obediah Wilchcombe

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Erecia Slavonnia Thea Hepburn

Robyn Dawn Lynes

TREASUER - Declared

Paul Bevans

LEADER

Philip Brave Davis

Glenys Hanna Martin

Troy Garvey

DEPUTY LEADER

I. Chester Cooper

Ricardo Smith