Deletion of John Cranfield

Comment: per . My query not having been answered, I am convinced this is a case of first impression. Deputy speaker of a small colony is likely to be notable, and this case, he appears to make the grade
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:The Heymann Standard (WP:HEY)

Comment: WP:NPOL, which is not the same as , specifically states that "Politicians and judges who have held international, national or sub-national (statewide/provincewide) office, and members or former members of a national, state or provincial legislature" are notable. There is nothing which says that the territory has to be over a certain arbitrary size and nor should such a rule be introduced (and especially not through an AFD
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Deletion policy (WP:POLOUTCOMES)

Comment: Non-notable politician fails  per nom
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Sources do not have to be online (). We have found sources online that verify his positions as a Justice of the Peace and deputy speaker. He has certainly been covered in Saint Helena publications that are not online. Cases like this where online sources are scarce, but the politician's positions are verifiable, is the reason why  exists. If  is to be ignored whenever online sources are hard to find, then we should just redirect  to .  is a notability criterion all by itself, thus I disagree with
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Verifiability (WP:SOURCEACCESS||WP:NPOLITICIAN||WP:NPOLITICIAN||WP:NPOLITICIAN||WP:GNG||WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: The GNG appears to be met, as does  - I'm assuming people haven't read the article's latest incarnation, there are 7 reliable sources now
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NPOLITICIAN)

Comment: WP:BURDEN hasn't been satisfied here. We've established they're an elected official, but every single keep argument is relying on an argument to avoid: . No guideline supersedes  and  is an '''essay'''. We have yet to find even a single reliable source let alone significant coverage to establish whether this individual is notable. Yes, they're elected, but we do not have a policy or guideline that states even if they have no coverage -- because they're elected we keep their article
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:MUSTBESOURCES||WP:GNG||WP:POLOUTCOMES)