2007 Gibraltar general election

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2007 Gibraltar general election
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  2003 11 October 2007 2011  

All 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Peter Caruana portrait.jpg Joebossano.jpg
Leader Peter Caruana Joe Bossano (GSLP)
Party Social Democrats Alliance
Last election51.45%, 8 seats39.69%, 7 seats
Seats won107
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote76,33470,397
Percentage49.33%45.49%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.12ppIncrease2.svg 5.80pp

Chief Minister before election

Peter Caruana
Gibraltar Social Democrats

Elected Chief Minister

Peter Caruana
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 11 October 2007. [1] The incumbent Chief Minister Peter Caruana narrowly won a fourth term, but opposition leader Joe Bossano had a very strong showing. [2] [3] Joe Bossano noted that this would be his last term as an MP, [4] and joked that he would not join the government, despite receiving a higher personal vote than some members of the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD).

Contents

The GSD had ten candidates (all of whom were elected), Bossano's party the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) had seven candidates (four of whom were elected) and the Liberal Party of Gibraltar (LPG) led by Dr. Joseph Garcia had three candidates (all of whom were elected). The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) fielded six candidates, five of whom obtained the fewest votes in the election after a lacklustre campaign. Two independents were unable to break through Gibraltar's party block vote system but did relatively well. They were the right wing lawyer Charles Gomez of New Gibraltar Democracy and Richard Martinez of the Parental Support Group.

An exit poll organised by the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) gave victory to the GSLP/Liberal coalition, but as counting progressed this proved incorrect.

Party slogans and election logos

Party or allianceSlogan
GSD "You know you can trust the GSD"
GSLP/Libs Alliance "Looking after all our PEOPLE!"
Progressive Democratic Party "A Fresh Start"
Charles Gomez ( NGD )
Richard Martinez (Parents Support Group)

Incumbent MPs (from 2003)

MPPartySeeking
re-election?
Parliamentary role(s)
Peter Caruana (since 1991) [a] GSD YesChief Minister (since 1996)
Joseph Holliday (since 1996) GSD YesMinister for Trade, Industry, and Communications (2003–2004)
Minister for Trade, Industry, Employment and Communications (2004–2007)
Bernard Linares (since 1996) GSD NoMinister for Education, Employment and Training (2003–2004)
Minister for Education, Training, Civic and Consumer Affairs (2004–2007)
Ernest Britto (since 1996) GSD YesMinister for Health (2003–2007)
Jaime Netto (since 1996) GSD YesMinister for Housing (2003–2004)
Minister for the Environment (2004–2007)
Fabian Vinet (since 2003) GSD YesMinister for the Environment, Roads and Utilities (2003–2004)
Minister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2004–2007)
Clive Beltran (since 2003) GSD YesMinister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2003–2004)
Minister for Housing (2004–2007)
Yvette Del Agua (since 2000) GSD YesMinister for Social and Civic Affairs (2003–2004)
Minister for Social Affairs (2004–2007)
Joe Bossano (since 1972) GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) (since 1980)YesLeader of the Opposition (since 1996)
Joseph Garcia (since 1999) [b] GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG)YesShadow Minister
Fabian Picardo (since 2003) GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)YesShadow Minister
Charles Bruzon (since 2003) GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)YesShadow Minister
Steven Linares (since 2000) GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG)YesShadow Minister
Maria Montegriffo (since 1984) GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)NoShadow Minister
Lucio Randall (since 2003) GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)YesShadow Minister

Results

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Gibraltar Social Democrats 76,33449.3310+2
Alliance Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 49,27731.844–1
Liberal Party of Gibraltar 21,12013.653+1
Total70,39745.4970
Progressive Democratic Party 5,7993.750New
New Gibraltar Democracy 1,2100.780New
Independents1,0030.650New
Total154,743100.00170
Total votes16,004
Registered voters/turnout19,66081.40
Source: Parliament, Parliament

By Candidates

CandidatePartyAllianceVotesNotes
Peter Caruana GSD -8333Elected
Fabian Vinet GSD -7810Elected
Jaime Netto GSD -7755Elected
Ernest Britto GSD -7669Elected
Joseph Holliday GSD -7666Elected
Clive Beltran GSD -7642Elected
Joseph Bossano GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 7561Elected
Yvette Del Agua GSD -7422Elected
Daniel Feetham GSD -7419Elected
Fabian Picardo GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 7376Elected
Luis Montiel GSD -7347Elected
Edwin Reyes GSD -7271Elected
Joseph Garcia LPG GSLP-Liberal Alliance 7225Elected
Gilbert Licudi GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 7149Elected
Charles Bruzon GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 7049Elected
Neil Costa LPG GSLP-Liberal Alliance 6999Elected
Steven Linares LPG GSLP-Liberal Alliance 6896Elected
Paul Balban GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 6782
Maribel Chellaram Hathiramani GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 6688
Lucio Randall GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 6672Unseated
Keith Azopardi PDP -2163
Charles Gomez NGD (Independent Candidate)-1210
Richard Martinez Independent (Parents Support Group)-1003
Nick Cruz PDP -908
Gavin Gafan PDP -711
Rosemarie Peach PDP -684
Moira Walsh PDP -674
Giselle Sene PDP -659

Notes

  1. 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).
  2. Elected in 1999 by-election after the death of elected GSLP MP and Shadow Minister & former Mayor of Gibraltar, Robert Mor

References

  1. "Gibraltar general election called". Panorama . 7 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. "Peter Caruana wins the Gibraltar elections". Typically Spanish. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. "Gibraltar: historic fourth successive win for CM Caruana". MercoPress. 12 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. "Bossano and Caruana plan to leave politics". Panorama . 15 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2019.