Elections in the Cayman Islands

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.

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The Cayman Islands elect on territorial level a legislature. The Parliament has 21 members, 19 elected members for a four-year term in 19 single member constituencies elected by first past the post 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.

Latest election
 Summary of the 24 May 2017 Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly election results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
People's Progressive Movement4,90931.237–2
Cayman Democratic Party3,78624.0830
Independents7,02644.699+7
Total15,72110019+1
Registered voters/turnout21,22874.06––
Source: Elections Office

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