2017 Caymanian general election

General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 24 May 2017. They were the first elections held under the electoral reforms approved in a 2012 referendum, which introduced single-member constituencies.

2017 Caymanian general election

24 May 2017

19 of the 21 seats in the Legislative Assembly 10 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– PPM Alden McLaughlin 31.23 7 −2 CDP McKeeva Bush 24.08 3 0 Independents – 44.69 9 +7 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Premier before Premier after Alden McLaughlin PPM 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.

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	100.00	19	+1
Registered voters/turnout		21,228	–
Source: Elections Office

By constituency

Constituency	Candidate	Party		Votes
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
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
Cayman Brac East	Juliana O'connor-Connolly		People's Progressive Movement	225
	Rudolph Lenbergh Dixon		Independent	183
Cayman Brac West & Little Cayman	Moses Kirkconnell, III		People's Progressive Movement	302
	Maxine Avon Moore		Independent	95
East End	V. Arden McLean		Independent	272
	Issac Rankine		Independent	246
	John B. McLean, Jr.		Independent	74
George Town Central	Kenneth Vernon Bryan		Independent	495
	Marco Archer		People's Progressive Movement	460
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
George Town North	Joseph Hew		People's Progressive Movement	402
	Pearlina McGaw-Lumsden		Cayman Democratic Party	268
	Karin M. Thompson		Independent	117
George Town South	Barbara 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 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
Newlands	Alva Horatio Suckoo, Jr.		Independent	433
	Gurney Wayne Panton		People's Progressive Movement	418
	Raul Gonzalez, Jr.		Independent	156
North Side	Ezzard Miller		Independent	201
	Johany Ebanks		Independent	179
	Edward Owen Chisholm		People's Progressive Movement	139
	Justin Ebanks		Independent	75
Prospect	Austin Harris, Jr.		Independent	466
	Lucille Seymour		People's Progressive Movement	329
	Matthew Leslie		Independent	58
Red Bay	Alden McLaughlin		People's Progressive Movement	478
	Denniston Leitch Tibbetts		Cayman Democratic Party	274
	Frank McField		Independent	92
Savannah	Anthony Eden		Independent	446
	Heather Bodden		People's Progressive Movement	357
	Kent McTaggart		Independent	164
West Bay Central	Eugene Ebanks, Capt.		Cayman Democratic Party	435
	Katherine Ebanks-Wilks		Independent	342
West Bay North	Bernie Bush		Cayman Democratic Party	436
	Mervin Smith		Independent	269
	Sarah Orrett-ebanks		Independent	99
West Bay South	Tara Rivers		Independent	534
	John Jefferson, Jr.		Cayman Democratic Party	350
	Burns Rankin		Independent	56
	Laura Young		Independent	52
West Bay West	McKeeva Bush		Cayman Democratic Party	605
	Paul Desmond Rivers		Independent	176
	Daphne Louise Orrett		People's Progressive Movement	68

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. 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".

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.

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.

External links

• Electoral district map Cayman 27
• Cayman Islands Elections 2017 Archived 2017-10-08 at the Wayback Machine | Cayman Legislative Assembly Full Results