2011 Gibraltar general election
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General elections were held in Gibraltar on 8 December 2011.[1] Two parties, the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and the Progressive Democrative Party (PDP) and an alliance of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and the Liberal Party of Gibraltar (LPG) each presented a full slate of ten candidates each, making a total of thirty candidates standing for seventeen seats in the Gibraltar Parliament.[2] Members of Parliament in Gibraltar are elected "at-large" in a single electoral area covering the whole territory.
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8 December 2011
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Several pre-election polls gave the GSLP an advantage of up to 9% over the governing party, the GSD, while one (that of the Spanish newspaper Area, which published no details and was widely thought to be politically motivated) predicted a GSD win.[3][4]
Contesting parties
Two parties, the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), and an alliance (Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP)/Liberals) presented a full slate of 10 candidates each, making a total of 30 candidates for 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament.[2]
Party slogans and election logos
| Party or alliance | Slogan | |
|---|---|---|
| GSLP/Libs Alliance | "A New Dawn...It's Time for Change" | |
| GSD | "Gibraltar has never been better...Keep Trusting" | |
| Progressive Democratic Party | "The Real Change" | |
Incumbent MPs (from 2007)
| MP | Party | Seeking re-election? |
Parliamentary role(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Caruana (from 1991)[a] | GSD | Yes | Chief Minister (from 1996) Leader of GSD (from 1992) | |
| Fabian Vinet (from 2003) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2007) Minister for Housing (2007–2011) | |
| Jaime Netto (from 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for the Environment (2007) Minister for Family, Youth and Community Affairs (2007–2011) | |
| Ernest Britto (from 1996) | GSD | No | Minister for Health (2007) Minister for the Environment, Traffic and Transport (2007–2011) | |
| Joseph Holliday (from 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Trade, Industry, Employment and Communications (2007) Minister for Enterprise, Development and Technology & Deputy Chief Minister (2007–2011) | |
| Clive Beltran (from 2003) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Housing (2007) Minister for Education and Training (2007–2011) | |
| Joseph Bossano (from 1972) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) (from 1980) |
Yes | Leader of Opposition (1996–April 2011) Founder and Leader of GSLP (1980–April 2011) Leader of Alliance (2000–April 2011) Shadow Minister (from April 2011) | |
| Yvette Del Agua (from 2000) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Social Affairs (2007) Minister for Health and Civil Protection (2007–2011) | |
| Daniel Feetham | GSD | Yes | Minister for Justice (2007–2011) | |
| Fabian Picardo (from 2003) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Trade, Industry, Tourism, Financial Services and Justice (2007-April 2011) Leader of Opposition (from April 2011) Leader of GSLP and Alliance (from April 2011) | |
| Luis Montiel | GSD | No | Minister for Employment, Labour and Industrial Relations (2007–2011) | |
| Edwin Reyes | GSD | Yes | Minister for Culture, Heritage, Sport and Leisure (2007–2011) | |
| Joseph Garcia (from 1999)[b] | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for European Affairs, Transport, Tourism, Heritage, Civil Aviation, Postal Services & IT and E-Government (from 2000) Leader of LPG (from 1992) | |
| Gilbert Licudi | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Employment, Traffic, Youth and Sport | |
| Charles Bruzon | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Housing | |
| Neil Costa | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Health and Social Services | |
| Steven Linares (from 2000) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Education, Culture, Sport, Youth and Civic Rights | |
Opinion polls
Several pre-election polls gave the GSLP an advantage of up to 9% over the governing party, the GSD, while one (that of Spanish paper Area, which published no details and was thought to be politically motivated)[citation needed] predicted a GSD win.[3][4]
Results
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| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
| Alliance | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 59,824 | 34.23 | 7 | +3 | ||
| Liberal Party of Gibraltar | 25,590 | 14.64 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 85,414 | 48.88 | 10 | +3 | |||
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 81,721 | 46.76 | 7 | −3 | |||
| Progressive Democratic Party | 7,622 | 4.36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 174,757 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 17,915 | – | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,712 | 82.51 | |||||
| Source: Parliament of Gibraltar | |||||||
By candidate
Notes
- Elected in 1991 by-election after the resignation of former AACR MP and Founder and first GSD Leader, Peter Montegriffo. He had beaten his opponent, AACR's Douglas Henrich (2496 vs 1542 votes).
- Elected in 1999 by-election after the death of elected GSLP MP and Shadow Minister & former Mayor of Gibraltar, Robert Mor