Contents
- Current parties
- Active Gibraltarian parties
- Former British parties
- Defunct parties
- See also
- References
- External links
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This article lists political parties in Gibraltar .
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| Gibraltarportal |
This article lists political parties in Gibraltar .
| Name | Abbreviated | Political Ideology | Political Position | British affiliation | Year Founded | MPs | |
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| Gibraltar Social Democrats | GSD | Liberal conservatism | Centre-right | Conservatives | 1989 | 8 | |
| Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | GSLP | Social democracy | Centre-left | Labour Party | 1978 | 7 | |
| Liberal Party of Gibraltar | Libs (or LPG) | Liberalism / social liberalism | Centre-left | Liberal Democrats | 1991 | 2 | |
| Together Gibraltar | TG | Progressivism | Centre to centre-left | none | 2017 (as a movement) 2018 (as a party) | 0 | |
| Name | Abbreviated | Political Ideology | Political Position | Year Founded | Year Dissolved | Seats won (if applicable) |
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| Progressive Democratic Party | PDP | Liberal conservatism / economic liberalism | Centre-right | 2006 | 2013 | - |
| Gibraltar Labour Party | GLP | Socialism / social democracy | Left-wing | 2003 | 2005 | - |
| Gibraltar Reform Party | GRP | Green politics / green socialism | Left-wing | 2000 | 2005 | - |
| Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | AACR | Liberalism / civic nationalism / populism | Centre-left | 1942 | 1992 | 7/15 (1969 and 1988); 8/15 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984) |
| Democratic Party of British Gibraltar | DPBG | Conservatism / integrationism (Britain) | Right-wing | 1976 | 1984 | 4/15 (1976; as the 'GDM'); 6/15 (1980) |
| Integration with Britain Party | IWBP | Integrationism (Britain) | Right-wing | 1967 | 1976 | 5/15 (1969); 7/15 (1972) |
| Commonwealth Party | CWP | N/A | N/A | 1956 | 1957 | N/A |
| Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar | PAG | Integrationism (Spain) | Right-wing | 1977 | 1980s | - |
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