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General elections were held in Gibraltar on 28 November 2003. They were won by Peter Caruana's Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), who received over 50% of the popular vote and won eight of the 15 elected seats, making this their third successive win.
A coalition was formed between the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and Liberal Party of Gibraltar (GLP) called the GSLP–Liberal Alliance in order to combat the GSD. The Alliance was led by Joe Bossano. [1] [2]
The GSD had its main focus on international relations, improvement of housing, improvement of infrastructure, and improvement of social services. They also stated that they were working towards making Gibraltar something the people could be proud of again. [3]
The Alliance sought to counter the GSD party and, according to their 2003 manifesto, to improve housing, education, social affairs, services for senior citizens, medical services, employment, the general economy, businesses, tourism, transport, foreign affairs, services for the youth, services for sports, and the environment. They hoped to achieve those goals by the 2007 general election. [4]
| Party or alliance | Slogan | |
|---|---|---|
| GSD | "Security, Stability, Prosperity" | |
| GSLP/Libs Alliance | "Our Contract with Gibraltar" | |
| GLP | ||
| Lyana Armstrong-Emery ( RG ) | ||
| Maurice Xiberras | ||
Incumbent Members of Parliament from the 2000 election:
| MP | Party | Seeking re-election? | Parliamentary role(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Caruana (since 1991) [a] | GSD | Yes | Chief Minister (since 1996) | |
| Bernard Linares (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Education, Training, Culture and Health | |
| Keith Azopardi (since 1996) | GSD | No | Minister for Trade, Industry and Telecommunications (2000–2003) | |
| Joseph Holliday (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Employment & Training and Buildings & Works | |
| Ernest Britto (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Public Services, the Environment, Sports and Leisure (February–September 2000) Minister for Public Services, the Environment, Sport and Youth (2000–2003) | |
| Hubert Corby (since 1996) | GSD | No | Minister for Employment and Consumer Affairs (2000–2003) | |
| Jaime Netto (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Housing | |
| Yvette Del Agua (since 2000) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Social Affairs | |
| Joe Bossano (since 1972) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Leader of the Opposition (since 1996) | |
| Joseph Garcia (since 1999) [b] | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister | |
| Joseph Baldachino (since 1984) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | No | Shadow Minister | |
| Maria Montegriffo (since 1984) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister | |
| Reginald Valarino (1976–1988, since 2000) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | No | Shadow Minister | |
| Juan Carlos Perez (since 1988) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | No | Shadow Minister | |
| Steven Linares (since 2000) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister | |
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 58,234 | 51.45 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Alliance | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 28,382 | 25.08 | 5 | –2 | ||
| Liberal Party of Gibraltar | 16,538 | 14.61 | 2 | New | |||
| Total | 44,920 | 39.69 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Gibraltar Labour Party | 9,445 | 8.35 | 0 | New | |||
| Reform Party | 578 | 0.51 | 0 | New | |||
| Ex officio members | 2 | – | |||||
| Total | 113,177 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 14,610 | – | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,452 | 79.18 | |||||
| Source: Parliament, Parliament | |||||||
