Bermuda is in desperate need of Independent members of parliament who can “make lots of noise” without being hampered by party politics.This is the view of David Sullivan who says he is testing the water by standing as an Independent candidate in the Devonshire South Central by-election.Mr Sullivan is hoping others interested in politics will follow his lead “to keep the country moving forward”.He is even calling on the likes of National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief and PLP MP Ashfield DeVent to “do some good” and stand as Independent candidates. Both sitting politicians were ousted after they failed to win their primary PLP contests.Mr Sullivan said: “The party system is broken. We’re at a crossroads in politics as the two-party system has started to fray at the ends.“But this is the time for change. By all accounts it’s going to be a very, very close (General) Election so more candidates should come forward to be Independents.“The public will value having Independents able to sit in the House of Assembly and make noise without party politics being involved.”All eyes will be on Constituency 12 when Mr Sullivan, who is a former United Bermuda Party deputy chairman, goes head-to-head with OBA leader Craig Cannonier and PLP candidate and former Accountant General Anthony Richardson in the November 1 by-election.Long-time MP and former interim OBA leader John Barritt resigned from the Devonshire South Central seat and Mr Cannonier needs to win in order to get a House of Assembly seat and secure his position as Opposition Leader.Mr Sullivan says he is running as an Independent as he is not a member of the Progressive Labour Party or the United Bermuda Party.With more than 30 years experience in politics, he says he has been privy to lots of talks with potential election candidates and believes “there is a lot of potential out there”.Mr Sullivan said: “The last five or six years it’s been the same pattern, you can get them to the altar but it’s really tough to get them to say ‘I do’.“The interest is there but people just don’t want to get involved in the party politics. They don’t want to tow the party line”.Mr Sullivan said he “absolutely” thought the interest would be there if potential candidates knew they didn’t have to associate themselves with a particular party.He said: “This is a test. If the public rejects me then they send the message Island-wide.“But I could also be the incentive that others need to step forward.“Ousted members of parliament should also come forward and run against their parties. They have the experience and the years of service that we need”.Mr Sullivan believes the benefits of Independents can be seen in the Senate where there are five Government members, three Opposition and three Independents.He would now like to see at least three Independents in the House of Assembly as he says things are currently “fairly close” between the two parties.