People's Progressive Movement (Cayman Islands)

The People's Progressive Movement is a political party in the Cayman Islands headed by Alden McLaughlin.

People's Progressive Movement
Leader	Alden McLaughlin
Chairman	Anton Duckworth
Founder	Kurt Tibbetts
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Crewe Road, George Town
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Red      Blue
UK affiliation	none
Legislative Assembly	7 / 19
Website
theprogressives.ky
Politics of the Cayman Islands Political parties Elections

History

The People's Progressive Movement was founded in 2002. The first election contested by the party was the 2005 general election, which were by the PPM, who took 9 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Assembly. At the subsequent 2009 general election the party was defeated by the opposition United Democratic Party. A referendum on a draft constitution was held at the same time.

On 12 February 2011, the People’s Progressive Movement became the first political party in the Cayman Islands to transfer leadership. Kurt Tibbetts, the Leader of the Opposition and founder of the PPM, stepped down at the extraordinary conference, passing on the party’s top job to Alden McLaughlin.

List of Leaders of the People's Progressive Movement

• Kurt Tibbetts (2002 – 2011)
• Alden McLaughlin (2011 – Present)

Electoral performance

Election	Leader	No. of votes	Share of votes	Seats	Result
2005	Kurt Tibbetts	13,199	67.2%	10 / 15	Government
2009	Kurt Tibbetts	11,645	29.8%	5 / 15	Opposition
2013	Alden McLaughlin	21,859	36.1%	10 / 18	Government
2017	Alden McLaughlin	4,909	31.23%	7 / 19	Government

References

Newspaper articles

12 May 2005 elections:

• “The Cayman Islands Election Day 2005” by Staff writer, “Cayman Netnews”, Thursday, May 12, 2005, retrieved June 3, 2006
• “PPM sweeps” by Alan Markoff, “Caymanian Compass”, Thursday 12 May 2005, retrieved June 3, 2006
• “New Cabinet named” by Staff writer, “Caymanian Compass”, Monday 16 May 2005, retrieved June 3, 2006