There at least three important lessons to be learned from the Elizabeth by-election.

1. Bahamian voters are fed up with "politics as usual".
   • Voter turnout for the by-election was around 64%, low for The Bahamas, where the usual turnout is over 90%.
2. Independent candidates are now a formidable force in Bahamian politics.
3. The governing FNM party will not coast to a victory in 2012.

--Bahamas B2B, Lessons from Elizabeth

Hear, hear. More on this later.