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Online polls are not scientific and can only reveal the views of Cayman News Service readers who choose to take part. Votes are limited to one per computer but participants can change their votes at any time. Voters and non voters are invited to leave comments on the poll topic.

Polls

Is Duncan Taylor doing a good job as governor? - 186 votes - closed
Do you support the leader of the opposition's no confidence motion against the government? - 557 votes - closed
Should Mickey Mouse be allowed to make FOI requests? - 123 votes - closed
Is the new emergency shelter project on Cayman Brac money well spent? - 353 votes - closed
Is it a good idea to build an oil refinery on Grand Cayman? - 370 votes - closed
Are you in favour of dredging a channel in the North Sound to accommodate mega yachts? - 672 votes - open
How should the electoral boundaries be reformed? - 292 votes - closed
Has the premier put Cayman on the path to success? - 490 votes - closed
Who should be the next leader of the PPM? - 1037 votes - closed
Is the PPM an effective opposition? - 257 votes - closed
How is the UDP administration doing? - 275 votes - closed
Are you in favour of the East End Seaport? - 910 votes - open
Who is the most effective voice of opposition? - 563 votes - closed
Is the UDP government spending public money wisely? - 439 votes - open
Should the Cayman Islands legalise drugs? - 594 votes - open

Viewpoints

The importance of a strong opposition

By: Nicky Watson

With a decisive win in this election, the Progressive party is now able to form a strong government. Once a speaker is chosen from the House (Ezzard Miller or Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, perhaps), they will have a clear majority on the government benches and be able to move forward with their policies without having to haggle in a coalition government. But, just as importantly, this has also given us a potentially dynamic opposition.
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Comments: 18
Don't stop the party

By: 101

Wherever you stand on this morning's election results, one thing is clear: party politics is here to stay. The C4C had a good showing but truth be told there were only 4 "real" independents that won seats last night: Ezzard, Winston, Tara and Roy. The others, while loosely speaking are independent, are either until recently members of a party or just individuals dominant in small or single member constituencies (such as Arden and Julie). Ezzard escapes that description only because he left the party system over 5 years ago.
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Comments: 21

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