IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

63,131	4
Population (as of July 20, 2021)	Elections in our database
23,594	76.97%
Registered Voters (as of July 20, 2021)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Cayman Legislative Assembly		Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
Head of Government: Premier Wayne PANTON
Assembly: Cayman Islands has a unicameral Legislative Assembly with 18 seats.

* Represented by Governor Martyn ROPER since 29 October 2018.

Description of electoral system:

The Queen is the hereditary head of state.
The Premier is appointed by the governor-general.
In the Legislative Assembly, 18 members are elected by block vote to serve 4-year terms and 2 seats are reserved for the deputy governor and attorney general, both appointed by the governor. All members serve 4-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Cayman Legislative Assembly	2005-05-11	10,527	13,118	80.25
Cayman Legislative Assembly	2013-05-22	14,760	18,492	79.82
Cayman Legislative Assembly	2017-05-24	15,721	21,228	74.06
Cayman Legislative Assembly	2021-04-14	17,404	23,594	73.76

Voter Turnout

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