2017 Caymanian general election

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.

2017 Caymanian general election

19 seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands 10 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Alden McLaughlin McKeeva Bush Party PPM CDP Leader since 2011 2001 Leader's seat Red Bay West Bay West Last election 9 3 Seats before 9 3 Seats won 7 3 Seat change 2 0
Results by constituency
Premier before election Alden McLaughlin PPM Elected Premier Alden McLaughlin PPM

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

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	19	+1
Registered voters/turnout	21,228	74.06	–	–
Source: Elections Office

By constituency

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	Ellio Anthony Solomon	Independent	93
	Jonathan Bardowell Piercy	Cayman Democratic Party	334
	David Charles Wight	People's Progressive Movement	350
	Dennie Warren, Jr.	Independent	80
George Town Central	Kenneth Vernon Bryan	Independent	495
	Marco Archer	People's Progressive Movement	460
George Town South	Catherine Rosita Tyson	Independent	78
	Paul Wendell Hurlston	Independent	72
	Michael Thomas Adam	Cayman Democratic Party	307
	Alric Jeremy Lindsay	Independent	90
	Barbara Elizabeth Conolly	People's Progressive Movement	375
George Town East	Kenrick Herbert Webster, Dr.	Independent	106
	Roy Michael Mctaggart	People's Progressive Movement	410
	Sharon Elaine Roulstone	Independent	192
	Theresa Elizabeth Bodden	Cayman Democratic Party	193
Red Bay	Frank Mcfield	Independent	92
	Denniston Leitch Tibbetts	Cayman Democratic Party	274
	Alden McLaughlin	People's Progressive Movement	478
Prospect	Matthew Leslie	Independent	58
	Austin Harris, Jr.	Independent	466
	Lucille Seymour	People's Progressive Movement	329
Savannah	Anthony Eden	Independent	446
	Kent Mctaggart	Independent	164
	Heather Bodden	People's Progressive Movement	357
Newlands	Mario Rankin	Independent	–
	Raul Gonzalez, Jr.	Independent	156
	Alva Horatio Suckoo, Jr.	Independent	433
	Gurney Wayne Panton	People's Progressive Movement	418
Bodden Town West	Stafford Berry	Cayman Democratic Party	217
	Maxine Bodden-robinson	People's Progressive Movement	306
	Gilbert Allan Mclean	Independent	187
	Christopher Selvin Saunders	Independent	380
Bodden Town East	Osbourne Vendryes Bodden	People's Progressive Movement	290
	Robert Anthony Bodden	Cayman Democratic Party	367
	Dwayne Stanley Seymour	Independent	427
	Arnold Thomas Berry	Independent	41
North Side	Justin Ebanks	Independent	75
	Johany Ebanks	Independent	179
	Ezzard Miller	Cayman Islands People's Alliance	201
	Edward Owen Chisholm	People's Progressive Movement	139
East End	Issac Rankine	Independent	246
	V. Arden Mclean	Independent	272
	John B. Mclean, Jr.	Independent	74
Cayman Brac West & Little Cayman	Nickolas Dacosta	Independent	–
	Moses Kirkconnell, Iii	People's Progressive Movement	302
	Maxine Avon Moore	Independent	95
Cayman Brac East	Juliana O'connor-Connolly	People's Progressive Movement	225
	Rudolph Lenbergh Dixon	Independent	183

Government formation

Initially, 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

1. 24 May 2017 named election date Archived 10 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine Cayman Report, 10 May 2016
2. 9 independents win as 2017 general elections come to a close Archived 2017-06-30 at the Wayback Machine Cayman 27, 25 May 2017
3. EARLIER: McLaughlin, Bush announced agreement to form new government Cayman Compass, 26 May 2017
4. BREAKING: Bush strikes deal with independents to become premier Cayman Compass, 26 May 2017
5. 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
6. Smooth swearing-in for Progressives-led national unity government Archived 2017-06-25 at the Wayback Machine Cayman 27, 31 May 2017

External links

• Electoral district map Cayman 27
• Cayman Islands Elections 2017 | Cayman Legislative Assembly Full Results