With the 1 March Nomination Day drawing closer, incumbent Members of Parliament and their would-be challengers have hit the ground running after Premier Alden McLaughlin triggered early elections.
Although a hopeful only officially becomes a candidate when they sign on the dotted line and pay their $1000 deposit, a number of names are being bandied about in the community as aspiring MPs.
So far, the Compass counts 17 challengers who have publicly declared; a handful are yet to make public announcements.
As it stands, only one of the 19 incumbent MPs has opted not to seek re-election: veteran Savannah MP Anthony Eden.
Here’s what we know thus far (*) when it comes to the race to Vote Cayman 2021. (Click to enlarge.)
LEGEND:
RUNNING
PENDING
NOT RUNNING
* Information on hand as of publication date.
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Very disappointed that the compass didn’t do their homework properly. Katherine Wilks is also running for West Bay Central. Guess it doesn’t really matter since the people of WBC already know that.
Hi Michael, we did not receive a press release from Katherine indicating as much. Please send any relevant information to [email protected]
What do the colours mean next to the candidate’s names? I don’t see a legend.
Hi Mr. Bush, we’re sorting that right now. Apologies for the oversight.
Glad to hear as Capt. Eugene needs some competition.
What is going to be missing from these lists are people who were born here, who went to school here and have lived here all their lives but whose parents both came here from overseas.
They are disqualified from standing.
Of course being able to stand still doesn’t matter unless enough voters want that person to represent them rather than a multi generational Caymanian.
I am not referring to myself as I was not born here, even though I have lived here over half my life and this is my HOME.
I get that, but submitting a press release isn’t a prerequisite to publicly declaring. Katherine has been on the ground for months. You guys are obviously disconnected from the ground otherwise you would have known that. At the very least you could have reached out for confirmation. Very questionable at this point whether you guys are the go to election 2021 source.
Hi Michael,
If you seek to get information into the newspaper, alerting the newspaper staff is a good idea. We looked through social media and also did not see a candidates page for her. We’re happy to include her information now that she has sent us an email alerting us to her candidacy.
Again, your research is inadequate. CMR has a press release dated 15th of September 2020 declaring her as a candidate. Smh.
Please date the information on these types of graphics. I’m sure more people will declare and it will only add to confusion to have multiple versions floating around.
Hi Rhian, we make several references in the story to the fact that this is only a preliminary list and nothing is official as yet.
Is no one running against Bush
Who else is running in West Bay West?
Would like to hear these candidates stance on the top 10 issues for the next 4 years?
Where does the cruise berthing referendum vote stand?