Alden McLaughlin [SEP] position held
On 12 February 2011 The People's Progressive Movement made history when it became the first political party in the Cayman Islands to transfer leadership. Kurt Tibbetts the then current leader of the opposition and founder of the PPM, stepped down as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the People's Progressive Movement at the extraordinary conference, passing on the party's top job to Alden McLaughlin. McLaughlin was sworn in as Leader of the Opposition on 21 February 2011 in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands.
McLaughlin led the Progressives to
step down from his position as Chairman of Public Accounts, a post always occupied by an opposition member. This leaves the government with a 13-5 majority.
Aftermath Electoral reform.
This will be the last election under the block voting system as a result of the election of the Progressives. Progressive leader Alden McLaughlin reiterated his commitment after the election to move to a "one man one vote" system with a single-member electoral districts. McLaughlin will use the result of the non-binding 2012 referendum on such