2011 Gibraltar general election
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General elections were held in Gibraltar on 8 December 2011.[1] Two parties, the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and the Progressive Democrative Party (PDP) and an alliance of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and the Liberal Party of Gibraltar (LPG) each presented a full slate of ten candidates each, making a total of thirty candidates standing for seventeen seats in the Gibraltar Parliament.[2] Members of Parliament in Gibraltar are elected "at-large" in a single electoral area covering the whole territory.
Several pre-election polls gave the GSLP an advantage of up to 9% over the governing party, the GSD, while one (that of the Spanish newspaper Area, which published no details and was widely thought to be politically motivated) predicted a GSD win.[3][4]
Contesting parties
[edit]Two parties, the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), and an alliance (Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP)/Liberals) presented a full slate of 10 candidates each, making a total of 30 candidates for 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament.[2]
Party slogans and election logos
[edit]| Party or alliance | Slogan | |
|---|---|---|
| GSLP/Libs Alliance | "A New Dawn...It's Time for Change" | |
| GSD | "Gibraltar has never been better...Keep Trusting" | |
| Progressive Democratic Party | "The Real Change" | |
Incumbent MPs (from 2007)
[edit]| MP | Party | Seeking re-election? |
Parliamentary role(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Caruana (since 1991)[a] | GSD | Yes | Chief Minister (since 1996)
Leader of GSD (since 1992) | |
| Fabian Vinet (since 2003) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2007)
Minister for Housing (2007-2011) | |
| Jaime Netto (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for the Environment (2007)
Minister for Family, Youth and Community Affairs (2007-2011) | |
| Ernest Britto (since 1996) | GSD | No | Minister for Health (2007)
Minister for the Environment, Traffic and Transport (2007-2011) | |
| Joseph Holliday (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Trade, Industry, Employment and Communications (2007)
Minister for Enterprise, Development and Technology & Deputy Chief Minister (2007-2011) | |
| Clive Beltran (since 2003) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Housing (2007)
Minister for Education and Training (2007-2011) | |
| Joseph Bossano (since 1972) | GSLP-Liberal Alliance (GSLP) (since 1980) | Yes | Leader of Opposition (1996-April 2011)
Founder and Leader of GSLP (1980-April 2011) Leader of Alliance (2000-April 2011) Shadow Minister (since April 2011) | |
| Yvette Del Agua (since 2000) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Social Affairs (2007)
Minister for Health and Civil Protection (2007-2011) | |
| Daniel Feetham | GSD | Yes | Minister for Justice (2007-2011) | |
| Fabian Picardo (since 2003) | GSLP-Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister (2007-April 2011)
Leader of Opposition (since April 2011) Leader of GSLP and Alliance (since April 2011) | |
| Luis Montiel | GSD | No | Minister for Employment, Labour and Industrial Relations (2007-2011) | |
| Edwin Reyes | GSD | Yes | Minister for Culture, Heritage, Sport and Leisure (2007-2011) | |
| Joseph Garcia (since 1999)[b] | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister (since 2000)
Leader of LPG (since 1992) | |
| Gilbert Licudi | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Employment, Traffic, Youth and Sport | |
| Charles Bruzon | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Housing | |
| Neil Costa | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Health and Social Services | |
| Steven Linares (since 2000) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister | |
Opinion polls
[edit]Several pre-election polls gave the GSLP an advantage of up to 9% over the governing party, the GSD, while one (that of Spanish paper Area, which published no details and was thought to be politically motivated)[citation needed] predicted a GSD win.[3][4]
Results
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| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
| Alliance | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 59,824 | 34.23 | 7 | +3 | ||
| Liberal Party of Gibraltar | 25,590 | 14.64 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 85,414 | 48.88 | 10 | +3 | |||
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 81,721 | 46.76 | 7 | −3 | |||
| Progressive Democratic Party | 7,622 | 4.36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 174,757 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 17,915 | – | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,712 | 82.51 | |||||
| Source: Parliament of Gibraltar | |||||||
By candidate
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gibraltar general election on 8 December". Panorama. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ a b [1] Archived 24 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Panorama predicts Alliance win, Area says GSD". Gibraltar Chronicle. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ a b "GSLP/Libs lead in the polls, says Panorama". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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