Cayman Islands: Legislative Assembly, 24 May 2017

At stake in this election:

• 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State:  Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Helen KILPATRICK (since 6 September 2013)
• Head of Government:  Premier Alden MCLAUGHLIN (since 29 May 2013)
• Assembly:  The Cayman Islands have a unicameral Legislative Assembly of 20 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The Queen is hereditary and the governor is appointed by the monarch.
• The governor appoints the leader of the majority party in the Legislative Assembly the premier.
• 18 members of the Legislative Assembly are elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies. The remaining two seats, the deputy governor and attorney general are appointed by the governor. All members serve 4-year terms.
• The 2017 election is the first to use a "one man, one vote" system.

Last Election:

• In the 2013 elections, the People's Progressive Movement won the majority with 9 seats. The United Democratic Party and Coalition for Cayman each won 3 seats and the National People's Alliance won 1 seat. The remaining two seats went to independents. 

Main candidates in the election:

• People's Progressive Movement (PPM)  
  • Leader:  Alden MCLAUGHLIN
  • Seats won in last election:  9
• United Democratic Party (UDP)
  • Leader: McKeeva BUSH
  • Seats won in last election:  3

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population:  57,268 (July 2016)
• Registered Voters:  21,465 (2017)

Gender Data:

• Female Population:  29,352 (July 2016)
• Is the Cayman Islands a signatory to CEDAW:  No
• Has the Cayman Islands ratified CEDAW:  Yes (extended by the UK 16 March 2016)
• Gender Quota:  No
• Female candidates in this election:  Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians:  2
• Human Development Index Position:  N/A
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization:  N/A

Disability Data:

• Is the Cayman Islands a signatory to CRPD:  No
• Has the Cayman Islands ratified CRPD:  No
• Population with a disability:  8,590[1]