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).
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11 October 2007
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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
edit| Party or alliance | Slogan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
edit| MP | Party | Seeking re-election? |
Parliamentary role(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Caruana (since 1991)[a] | GSD | Yes | Chief Minister (since 1996) | |
| Joseph Holliday (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Trade, Industry, and Communications (2003–2004) Minister for Trade, Industry, Employment and Communications (2004–2007) | |
| Bernard Linares (since 1996) | GSD | No | Minister for Education, Employment and Training (2003–2004) Minister for Education, Training, Civic and Consumer Affairs (2004–2007) | |
| Ernest Britto (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Health (2003–2007) | |
| Jaime Netto (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Housing (2003–2004) Minister for the Environment (2004–2007) | |
| Fabian Vinet (since 2003) | GSD | Yes | Minister for the Environment, Roads and Utilities (2003–2004) Minister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2004–2007) | |
| Clive Beltran (since 2003) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2003–2004) Minister for Housing (2004–2007) | |
| Yvette Del Agua (since 2000) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Social and Civic Affairs (2003–2004) Minister for Social Affairs (2004–2007) | |
| 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) | |
| Joseph Garcia (since 1999)[b] | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Trade, Industry, Tourism and Heritage
Leader of LPG (since 1991) | |
| Fabian Picardo (since 2003) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Justice and Public Service Reform | |
| Charles Bruzon (since 2003) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Housing | |
| Steven Linares (since 2000) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Education and Youth | |
| Maria Montegriffo (since 1984) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | No | Shadow Minister for Social Services and Health | |
| Lucio Randall (since 2003) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Environment and Utilities | |
Results
edit| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 76,334 | 49.33 | 10 | +2 | |||
| Alliance | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 49,277 | 31.84 | 4 | –1 | ||
| Liberal Party of Gibraltar | 21,120 | 13.65 | 3 | +1 | |||
| Total | 70,397 | 45.49 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Progressive Democratic Party | 5,799 | 3.75 | 0 | New | |||
| New Gibraltar Democracy | 1,210 | 0.78 | 0 | New | |||
| Independents | 1,003 | 0.65 | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 154,743 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 16,004 | – | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 19,660 | 81.40 | |||||
| Source: Parliament, Parliament | |||||||
By candidate
editNotes
edit- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Elected in 1999 by-election after the death of elected GSLP MP and Shadow Minister & former Mayor of Gibraltar, Robert Mor
References
edit- ↑ "Gibraltar general election called". Panorama. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ↑ "Peter Caruana wins the Gibraltar elections". Typically Spanish. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "Gibraltar: historic fourth successive win for CM Caruana". MercoPress. 12 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ↑ "Bossano and Caruana plan to leave politics". Panorama. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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