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General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 20 November 1996. The result was a victory for the ruling National Team, which won 9 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Assembly. [1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| National Team | 12,210 | 48.08 | 9 | –3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 5,067 | 19.95 | 2 | New | |
| Team Cayman | 4,526 | 17.82 | 1 | New | |
| Independents | 3,592 | 14.14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 25,395 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 8,872 | 99.32 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 61 | 0.68 | |||
| Total votes | 8,933 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,450 | 85.48 | |||
| Source: Elections Today, Winter 1997 | |||||
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