Caymanian general election, 2013

2013 Cayman Islands general election

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18 seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands 10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	79.93%
First party Second party   Leader Alden McLaughlin McKeeva Bush Party People's Progressive Movement United Democratic Party Leader since 2011 2001 Leader's seat George Town West Bay Last election 5 seats, 29.8% 9 seats, 44.2% Seats before 4 4 Seats won 9 3 Seat change +5 -1 Popular vote 21,859 16,816 Percentage 36.1% 27.8% Swing +6.3 -16.4   Third party Fourth party   Leader Juliana O'Connor-Connolly Party Coalition for Cayman People's National Alliance Leader since 2012 2012 Leader's seat did not run Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Last election – – Seats before 0 5 Seats won 3 1 Seat change +3 -4 Popular vote 11,275 3,436 Percentage 18.6% 5.7% Swing – –
Premier before election Juliana O'Connor-Connolly People's National Alliance Elected Premier Alden McLaughlin People's Progressive Movement

Juliana O'Connor-Connolly
People's National Alliance

Alden McLaughlin
People's Progressive Movement

General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 22 May 2013. The incumbent United Democratic Party (UDP) government fell on a motion of non-confidence in December 2012 and was replaced by an interim government made up of former UDP members who formed the People's National Alliance (PNA). The main competition in the election was between the People's Progressive Movement (Progressives) and the UDP, with the PNA and a new political group the Coalition for Cayman (C4C) presenting an insufficient number of candidates to win a majority government.

The Progressives won half of the seats (9), with the UDP and C4C taking 3 each, and outgoing Premier of the Cayman Islands Juliana O'Connor-Connolly holding the only seat for the PNA. The two incumbent independents were also re-elected. Progressive leader Alden McLaughlin formed a new government.

In the 2009 elections, the United Democratic Party led by its founder and former Premier McKeeva Bush won a majority government. Bush returned to office as Premier until December 2012, when he lost a motion of confidence in the legislature. The confidence motion was triggered by a criminal investigation of Bush and was supported by the opposition People's Progressive Movement and dissident members of his own party, including members of the cabinet. A new government was formed by these dissidents, led by Bush's former deputy Juliana O'Connor-Connolly. Bush would later be charged with four counts of breach of trust, and five counts of theft. Bush continued to lead his party. O'Connor-Connolly and her cabinet formed their own party called the People's National Alliance, but only the five incumbent cabinet ministers stood as candidates under its banner. A fourth party, the Coalition for Cayman, put forward seven candidates, whilst 17 independents also contested the elections.

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