General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 24 May 2017.[1] They were the first elections held after electoral reforms approved in a 2012 referendum, which introduced single member constituencies.
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19 of the 21 seats in the Legislative Assembly 10 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The People's Progressive Movement remained the largest party, winning seven of the 19 seats. However, independents emerged as the largest group in the Legislative Assembly with nine seats.[2]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| People's Progressive Movement | 4,909 | 31.23 | 7 | –2 | |
| Cayman Democratic Party | 3,786 | 24.08 | 3 | 0 | |
| Independents | 7,026 | 44.69 | 9 | +7 | |
| Total | 15,721 | 100.00 | 19 | +1 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,228 | – | |||
| Source: Elections Office | |||||
By constituency
edit| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bay North | Bernie Bush | Cayman Democratic Party | 436 |
| Mervin Smith | Independent | 269 | |
| Sarah Orrett-ebanks | Independent | 99 | |
| West Bay West | William McKeeva Bush | Cayman Democratic Party | 605 |
| Paul Desmond Rivers | Independent | 176 | |
| Daphne Louise Orrett | People's Progressive Movement | 68 | |
| West Bay Central | Eugene Ebanks, Capt. | Cayman Democratic Party | 435 |
| Katherine Ebanks-Wilks | Independent | 342 | |
| West Bay South | Tara Rivers | Independent | 534 |
| John Jefferson, Jr. | Cayman Democratic Party | 350 | |
| Burns Rankin | Independent | 56 | |
| Laura Young | Independent | 52 | |
| George Town North | Joseph Hew | People's Progressive Movement | 402 |
| Pearlina McGaw-Lumsden | Cayman Democratic Party | 268 | |
| Karin M. Thompson | Independent | 117 | |
| George Town West | David Charles Wight | People's Progressive Movement | 350 |
| Jonathan Bardowell Piercy | Cayman Democratic Party | 334 | |
| Ellio Anthony Solomon | Independent | 93 | |
| Dennie Warren, Jr. | Independent | 80 | |
| George Town Central | Kenneth Vernon Bryan | Independent | 495 |
| Marco Archer | People's Progressive Movement | 460 | |
| George Town South | Barbara Elizabeth Conolly | People's Progressive Movement | 375 |
| Michael Thomas Adam | Cayman Democratic Party | 307 | |
| Alric Jeremy Lindsay | Independent | 90 | |
| Catherine Rosita Tyson | Independent | 78 | |
| Paul Wendell Hurlston | Independent | 72 | |
| George Town East | Roy Michael McTaggart | People's Progressive Movement | 410 |
| Theresa Elizabeth Bodden | Cayman Democratic Party | 193 | |
| Sharon Elaine Roulstone | Independent | 192 | |
| Kenrick Herbert Webster, Dr. | Independent | 106 | |
| Red Bay | Alden McLaughlin | People's Progressive Movement | 478 |
| Denniston Leitch Tibbetts | Cayman Democratic Party | 274 | |
| Frank McField | Independent | 92 | |
| Prospect | Austin Harris, Jr. | Independent | 466 |
| Lucille Seymour | People's Progressive Movement | 329 | |
| Matthew Leslie | Independent | 58 | |
| Savannah | Anthony Eden | Independent | 446 |
| Heather Bodden | People's Progressive Movement | 357 | |
| Kent McTaggart | Independent | 164 | |
| Newlands | Alva Horatio Suckoo, Jr. | Independent | 433 |
| Gurney Wayne Panton | People's Progressive Movement | 418 | |
| Raul Gonzalez, Jr. | Independent | 156 | |
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| Bodden Town West | Christopher Selvin Saunders | Independent | 380 |
| Maxine Bodden-Robinson | People's Progressive Movement | 306 | |
| Stafford Berry | Cayman Democratic Party | 217 | |
| Gilbert Allan McLean | Independent | 187 | |
| Bodden Town East | Dwayne Stanley Seymour | Independent | 427 |
| Robert Anthony Bodden | Cayman Democratic Party | 367 | |
| Osbourne Vendryes Bodden | People's Progressive Movement | 290 | |
| Arnold Thomas Berry | Independent | 41 | |
| North Side | Ezzard Miller | Cayman Islands People's Alliance | 201 |
| Johany Ebanks | Independent | 179 | |
| Edward Owen Chisholm | People's Progressive Movement | 139 | |
| Justin Ebanks | Independent | 75 | |
| East End | V. Arden McLean | Independent | 272 |
| Issac Rankine | Independent | 246 | |
| John B. McLean, Jr. | Independent | 74 | |
| Cayman Brac West & Little Cayman | Moses Kirkconnell, III | People's Progressive Movement | 302 |
| Maxine Avon Moore | Independent | 95 | |
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| Cayman Brac East | Juliana O'connor-Connolly | People's Progressive Movement | 225 |
| Rudolph Lenbergh Dixon | Independent | 183 |
Government formation
editInitially, a coalition government between the Progressives, Cayman Democratic Party members and independents was announced. Under the arrangement, Alden McLaughlin would have remained as premier and McKeeva Bush would have become speaker.[3] However, an agreement was later reached between the Cayman Democratic Party and all independent members apart from one to form a “government of national unity” in which McKeeva Bush will take office as Premier. In response, Alden McLaughlin suggested the incoming government would be a "train wreck" and that he did not "expect this government to last very long".[4]
It was then revealed that the deal between the CDP and independent members had failed, and that discussions on government formation were ongoing by all parties.[5]
Eventually, the coalition government originally proposed between the Progressives, Cayman Democratic Party members and independent members was agreed upon, and took office with Alden McLaughlin as Premier on 31 May.[6]
References
edit- ^ 24 May 2017 named election date[usurped] Cayman Report, 10 May 2016
- ^ 9 independents win as 2017 general elections come to a close Archived 2017-06-30 at the Wayback Machine Cayman 27, 25 May 2017
- ^ EARLIER: McLaughlin, Bush announced agreement to form new government Cayman Compass, 26 May 2017
- ^ BREAKING: Bush strikes deal with independents to become premier Cayman Compass, 26 May 2017
- ^ Update: CDP, independents deal off; CDP executive resigns after initial Progressives deal axed Archived 2017-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Cayman 27, 28 May 2017
- ^ Smooth swearing-in for Progressives-led national unity government Archived 2017-06-25 at the Wayback Machine Cayman 27, 31 May 2017
External links
edit- Electoral district map Cayman 27
- Cayman Islands Elections 2017 Archived 2017-10-08 at the Wayback Machine | Cayman Legislative Assembly Full Results