Cayman Islands
Description of Electoral System
(Courtesy of IFES Election guide)
The monarchy is hereditary. In the the Legislative Assembly, 3 members are appointed to serve 4-year terms and 15 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.
Electoral Systems Snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
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| Electoral System for National Legislature | BV |
| Type | Plurality/Majority |
| Tiers | 1 |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | 15, 18 |
| Electoral System for President | - |
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Elections in the Cayman Islands
(courtesy of wikipedia)
The Cayman Islands elect on territorial level a legislature. The Legislative Assembly has 18 members, 15 elected members for a four year term in two-seat constituencies and 3 members ex-officio. In the elections 2000, with a turnout of 80% only non-partisans were elected. After the election members of parliament formed the United Democratic Party. The Cayman Islands had a no-party system, but it evolves into a multi-party system.
Most Recent Election
(courtesy of wikipedia)
General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 11 May2005. They were won by the People's Progressive Movement, which took nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislative Assembly.
For the election, there were 13,118 registered voters. Election day saw 10,527 cast ballots cast (a turnout of 80.25%), of which 197 were invalid (1.87%).
