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General elections were held in Gibraltar on 16 January 1992. They were won by the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party led by Joe Bossano, whose candidates took 73.1% of the popular vote and eight of the 15 contested seats, retaining control of the Gibraltar House of Assembly.
| Party | Slogan | |
|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | "Gibraltar 2000" | |
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | ||
| Gibraltar National Party | ||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 65,997 | 73.07 | 8 | 0 | |
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 18,263 | 20.22 | 7 | New | |
| Gibraltar National Party | 4,209 | 4.66 | 0 | New | |
| Independent AACR | 1,847 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 90,316 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total votes | 12,244 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,087 | 71.66 | |||
| Source: Gibraltar Elections, Parliament | |||||
The first fifteen candidates were elected to the House of Assembly.
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| BOSSANO, Joseph John | Socialist Labour Party | 9,228 |
| BALDACHINO, Joseph Louis | Socialist Labour Party | 8,527 |
| PEREZ, Juan Carlos | Socialist Labour Party | 8,188 |
| MOR, Robert | Socialist Labour Party | 8,135 |
| FEETHAM, Michael Alfred | Socialist Labour Party | 8,107 |
| MONTEGRIFFO, Maria Isabel | Socialist Labour Party | 8,089 |
| MOSS, Joseph Louis | Socialist Labour Party | 7,986 |
| PILCHER, Joseph Ernest | Socialist Labour Party | 7,737 |
| CARUANA, Peter Richard | Social Democrats | 3,065 |
| VASQUEZ, Freddie | Social Democrats | 2,354 |
| CORBY, Hubert Alfred | Social Democrats | 2,323 |
| BRITTO, Ernest Michael | Social Democrats | 2,306 |
| CUMMING, Peter | Social Democrats | 2,187 |
| FRANCIS, Lewis Henry | Social Democrats | 2,167 |
| RAMAGGE, Maurice | Social Democrats | 1,945 |
| OCANA, Louis | Social Democrats | 1,916 |
| VALARINO, Reginald G. | Independent AACR | 1,847 |
| GARCIA, Joe | National Party | 944 |
| GARCIA, Joseph John | National Party | 771 |
| AZOPARDI, Keith | National Party | 765 |
| CULATTO, Charles James | National Party | 452 |
| BORDA, Paul Christopher James | National Party | 443 |
| ARMSTRONG-EMERY, Lyana Patricia | National Party | 423 |
| FERRO, James | National Party | 411 |
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