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Half the candidates can’t vote for themselves

Half the candidates can’t vote for themselves

| 04/03/2021 | 8 Comments

(CNS): Only half of the 50 candidates that are running for office can be sure of at least one vote on Election Day. According to the Revised List of Electors, of all the candidates who were nominated this week to stand in the 2021 General Elections, a little under 50% of them are registered to […]

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50% of seats held by less than 50% of votes

50% of seats held by less than 50% of votes

| 29/01/2021 | 40 Comments

(CNS): The realities of ‘one man, one vote’ in single-member constituencies, given the size of electoral districts in Cayman, came home to voters after the 2017 General Election, when they found themselves with a government that no one had voted for, and in some constituencies a representative that was supported by less than half of […]

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Crowded fields favour status quo

Crowded fields favour status quo

| 26/01/2021 | 20 Comments

(CNS): With 121 days to go before the General Election in May, so far just eight incumbents face challengers. Sixteen people not in office right now have declared their intent to run, but with Nomination Day still two months away, voters can expect to see many more throw their hats into the political ring. However, […]

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