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General elections were held in Gibraltar in 2000. They were won by the ruling Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), which received over 50% of the popular vote and won eight of the fifteen seats.
| Party or alliance | Slogan | |
|---|---|---|
| GSD | "GSD-It Makes Sense" | |
| GSLP/Libs Alliance | "A new deal for Gibraltar" | |
| Candidate | Party | Seeking re-election? | Parliamentary role(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Montegriffo | GSD | No | Minister for Trade & Industry | |
| Peter Caruana | GSD | Yes | Chief Minister | |
| Bernard Linares | GSD | Yes | Minister for Education, the Disabled, Youth & Consumer Affairs (1996–1999) Minister for Education, Training, Culture and Youth (1999–2000) | |
| Hurbert Corby | GSD | Yes | Minister for Social Affairs | |
| Keith Azopardi | GSD | Yes | Minister for the Environment and Health | |
| Joe Holliday | GSD | Yes | Minister for Tourism, Commercial Affairs and the Port (1996–1999) Minister for Tourism and Transport (1999–2000) | |
| Ernest Britto | GSD | Yes | Minister for Government Services and Sport | |
| Jaime Netto | GSD | Yes | Minister for Employment & Training and Buildings & Works | |
| Joe Bossano | Yes | Leader of the Opposition | ||
| Joseph Baldachino | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister | |
| Maria Montegriffo | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister | |
| Albert Isola | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | No | Shadow Minister | |
| Joshua Gabay | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | No | Shadow Minister | |
| Juan Carlos Perez | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister | |
| Joseph Garcia [a] | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Tourism and Consumer Affairs (1999–2000) | |
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 67,443 | 58.35 | 8 | 0 | |
| GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 46,896 | 40.57 | 7 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1,250 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 115,589 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total votes | 14,936 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,874 | 83.56 | |||
| Source: Gibraltar Elections, Parliament | |||||
The first fifteen candidates were elected to the House of Assembly.
| # | Party | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | GSD | CARUANA, Peter Richard | 8747 |
| 13 | GSD | LINARES, Bernard Anthony | 8700 |
| 2 | GSD | AZOPARDI, Keith | 8523 |
| 12 | GSD | HOLLIDAY, Joseph John | 8404 |
| 5 | GSD | BRITTO, Ernest Michael | 8361 |
| 7 | GSD | CORBY, Hubert Alfred | 8275 |
| 16 | GSD | NETTO, James Joseph | 8250 |
| 10 | GSD | DEL AGUA, Yvette | 8183 |
| 4 | GSLP/Liberal | BOSSANO, Joseph John | 6287 |
| 11 | GSLP/Liberal | GARCIA, Joseph John | 5911 |
| 3 | GSLP/Liberal | BALDACHINO, Joseph Louis | 5897 |
| 15 | GSLP/Liberal | MONTEGRIFFO, Maria Isabel | 5813 |
| 18 | GSLP/Liberal | VALARINO, Reginald G | 5808 |
| 17 | GSLP/Liberal | PEREZ, Juan Carlos | 5805 |
| 14 | GSLP/Liberal | LINARES, Steven Ernest | 5727 |
| 9 | GSLP/Liberal | DARYANANI, Vijay | 5648 |
| 1 | IND | ARMSTRONG-EMERY, Lyana Patricia | 645 |
| 8 | IND | CUMMING, Peter Andrew | 605 |
| Source: Gibraltar Elections | |||
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