Elections in the Cayman Islands
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Elections in the Cayman Islands gives information on election and election results in the Cayman Islands. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
The Cayman Islands elect on territorial level a legislature. The Legislative Assembly has 20 members, 18 elected members for a four year term in two-seat constituencies and 2 members ex officio. In the 2000 elections, with a turnout of 80% only non-partisans were elected. After the election members of parliament formed the United Democratic Party. The Cayman Islands had a no-party system, but it evolved into a two-party system, the opposition United Democratic Party and the current ruling People's Progressive Movement party.
In districts that return multiple members, Cayman uses the bloc voting system, for single member districts, it uses the first past the post system.
Latest election
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's Progressive Movement | 21,859 | 36.1 | 9 | +4 | |
| United Democratic Party | 16,816 | 27.8 | 3 | –6 | |
| Coalition for Cayman | 11,275 | 18.6 | 3 | New | |
| People's National Alliance | 3,436 | 5.7 | 1 | New | |
| Independents | 7,212 | 11.9 | 2 | +1 | |
| Total votes cast | 60,598 | 100 | 18 | +3 | |
| Total voters | 14,760 | – | – | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,492 | 79.82 | – | – | |
Past elections
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See also
- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system
External links
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