2007 Gibraltar general election
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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).
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 alliance | Slogan | |
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | GSD | "You know you can trust the GSD" |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | GSLP/Libs Alliance | "Looking after all our PEOPLE!" |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Progressive Democratic Party | "A Fresh Start" |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Charles Gomez (NGD) | |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Richard Martinez (Parents Support Group) | |
Incumbent MPs (from 2003)
| MP | Party | Seeking re-election? |
Parliamentary role(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Peter Caruana (since 1991)Template:Efn | GSD | Yes | Chief Minister (since 1996) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Joseph Holliday (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Trade, Industry, and Communications (2003–2004) Minister for Trade, Industry, Employment and Communications (2004–2007) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Bernard Linares (since 1996) | GSD | No | Minister for Education, Employment and Training (2003–2004) Minister for Education, Training, Civic and Consumer Affairs (2004–2007) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Ernest Britto (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Health (2003–2007) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jaime Netto (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Housing (2003–2004) Minister for the Environment (2004–2007) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Fabian Vinet (since 2003) | GSD | Yes | Minister for the Environment, Roads and Utilities (2003–2004) Minister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2004–2007) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Clive Beltran (since 2003) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2003–2004) Minister for Housing (2004–2007) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Yvette Del Agua (since 2000) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Social and Civic Affairs (2003–2004) Minister for Social Affairs (2004–2007) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Joe Bossano (since 1972) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) (since 1980) | Yes | Leader of the Opposition (since 1996)
Founder and Leader of GSLP (since 1980) Leader of Alliance (since 2000) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Joseph Garcia (since 1999)Template:Efn | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Trade, Industry, Tourism and Heritage
Leader of LPG (since 1991) |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Fabian Picardo (since 2003) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Justice and Public Service Reform |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Charles Bruzon (since 2003) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Housing |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Steven Linares (since 2000) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Education and Youth |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Maria Montegriffo (since 1984) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | No | Shadow Minister for Social Services and Health |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Lucio Randall (since 2003) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Environment and Utilities |
Results
By candidates
Notes
References
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