Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands

The Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands has 18 members, 15 elected members for a four year term in two-seat constituencies and 3 members ex-officio.

In the elections of 8 November 2000, with a turnout of 80% only non-partisans were elected. After the election, conservative

Conservatism

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members of parliament formed the United Democratic Party

United Democratic Party (Cayman Islands)

The United Democratic Party is a political party in the Cayman Islands.In the elections, 8 November 2000, with a turnout of 80% only non-partisans were elected...

.

The social democratic

Social democracy

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People's Progressive Movement

People's Progressive Movement (Cayman Islands)

The People's Progressive Movement is a social-democratic political party in the Cayman Islands currently headed by Alden McLaughlin.The People's Progressive Movement was founded in 2002.General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 11 May 2005...

formed in response and won the subsequent subsequent election

Caymanian general election, 2005

General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 11 May 2005.They were won by the People's Progressive Movement, which took 10 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Assembly....

on 11 May 2005 and resumed office until May 2009.

Following the Cayman Islands general election 2009

Caymanian general election, 2009

General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 20 May 2009. A referendum on a draft constitution was held at the same time.The opposition United Democratic Party defeated the incumbent People's Progressive Movement...

the United Democratic Party

United Democratic Party (Cayman Islands)

The United Democratic Party is a political party in the Cayman Islands.In the elections, 8 November 2000, with a turnout of 80% only non-partisans were elected...

took back office and the People's Progressive Movement

People's Progressive Movement (Cayman Islands)

returned to the opposition.

History

The first-ever meeting of like-minded individuals coming together to discuss the possible legislative future of the Cayman Islands took place on 5 December 1831 at the now beautifully restored great house, Pedro St. James, in the fertile area of Savannah on Grand Cayman. This building is now revered as the seat of parliamentary beginnings in the Cayman Islands.

By 1909 what got established as the Legislative Assembly of Justices and Vestry was meeting in the Court House on the waterfront in what is at present the headquarters of the Cayman Islands National Museum, right in front of Hog Sty Bay and the cruise passenger arrival terminal. The building served as the seat of government, the court house and the legislature in its heyday. Now it is the home of the Cayman Islands National Museum in a fitting tribute to its historic past.

The present Legislative Assembly building was built on the site of the former Princess Royal Park. The building design was the subject of some controversy when selected as the winner of an international architectural competition. Being the first poured concrete public building in Cayman, we didn’t yet have the modern techniques, so the concrete was mixed on the street and poured pail by pail by a sort of bucket brigade. Note that the cornerstone was laid by Captain Rayal Brazly Bodden, MBE, JP, on 29 September 1971. The building was completed in July 1972. (Source: National Trust Cayman Islands – An Historical Walking Tour - Central George Town)

By 2003, the legislature had outgrown the space and the building was in need of renovating. Repair and refurbishment work on the Legislative Assembly building began in February 2003, not only adding as much more space as possible through reconfiguration of the floor space, but also to renovate and refurbish portions of the interior, including the main chamber itself.

The newly refurbished and expanded building was inaugurated with the opening of the Legislature session on 2 July 2004, a scant two months before Hurricane Ivan — one of the worst hurricanes of the Atlantic season which almost completely devastated Grand Cayman over a two day period (11–12 September 2004). The LA building withstood the storm with minor damage to its roof.

Official

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Duncan Taylor
Duncan Taylor (FCO)
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, CBE
CBE
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Governor of the Cayman Islands

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Hon Mary J. Lawrence, MBE
MBE
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, JP

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

Hon Donovan W. F. Ebanks, MBE
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...

, JP

Deputy Governor

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; First Official Member Responsible for Internal and External Affairs

Hon Samuel W. Bulgin, JP, QC
Queen's Counsel
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Attorney General

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; Second Official Member Responsible for Legal Affairs

Government Cabinet

Hon W. McKeeva Bush
McKeeva Bush
William McKeeva Bush, OBE , is a Caymanian politician and the current Premier of the Cayman Islands. He also serves as leader of the United Democratic Party and the first elected member for West Bay...

, OBE, JP, MLA

Premier; Minister of Financial Services, Tourism and Development,
First Elected Member for West Bay

Hon Juliana Y. O’Connor-Connolly, JP, MLA

Deputy Premier; Minister of District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture,
Second Elected Member for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman

Hon Rolston M. Anglin, JP, MLA

Minister of Education, Training and Employment,
Second Elected Member for West Bay

Hon Michael T. Adam, MBE
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...

, JP, MLA

Minister of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing,
Second Elected Member for George Town

Hon Mark Scotland, MLA

Minister of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture,
First Elected Member for Bodden Town

Government Backbenchers

Hon Cline A. Glidden, Jr, MLA

Deputy Speaker,
Third Elected Member for West Bay

Capt A. Eugene Ebanks, JP, MLA

Fourth Elected Member for West Bay

Mr Ellio Solomon, MLA

Fourth Elected Member for George Town

Mr Dwayne Seymour, MLA

Third Elected Member for Bodden Town

Opposition

Hon Alden M. McLaughlin
Alden McLaughlin
Alden McNee McLaughlin Jr., MBE is a Caymanian politician. He also serves as Leader of the Opposition and leader of the People's Progressive Movement in the Cayman Islands. McLaughlin is the Third Elected Member for George Town, serving his third term in the Legislative Assembly...

, MBE
MBE
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, JP, MLA

Leader of the Opposition

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,
Third Elected Member for George Town

Mr D. Kurt Tibbetts
Kurt Tibbetts
Darwin Kurt Tibbetts, OBE is a Caymanian politician. Tibbetts is a former Leader of Government Business in the Cayman Islands. He currently serves as the First Elected Member for George Town, serving his fifth term in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands...

, OBE, JP, MLA

First Elected Member for George Town

Mr Moses I. Kirkconnell, JP, MLA

First Elected Member for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman

Mr Anthony S. Eden, OBE, JP, MLA

Second Elected Member for Bodden Town

Mr V. Arden McLean, JP, MLA

Elected Member for East End

History

Official

Government Cabinet

Government Backbenchers

Opposition

Results

See also