2007 Gibraltar general election
11 October 2007
All 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Peter Caruana Joe Bossano
Party Social Democrats Alliance
Last election 51.45%, 8 seats 39.69%, 7 seats
Seats won 10 7
Seat change Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 76,334 70,397
Percentage 49.33% 45.49%
Chief Minister before election

Peter Caruana
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).

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
GSD "You know you can trust the GSD"
GSLP/Libs Alliance "Looking after all our PEOPLE!"
Progressive Democratic Party "A Fresh Start"

Results

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Gibraltar Social Democrats76,33449.3310+2
AllianceGibraltar Socialist Labour Party49,27731.844–1
Liberal Party of Gibraltar21,12013.653+1
Total70,39745.4970
Progressive Democratic Party5,7993.750New
New Gibraltar Democracy1,2100.780New
Independents1,0030.650New
Total154,743100.00170
Total votes16,004–
Registered voters/turnout19,66081.40
Source: Parliament, Parliament

By Candidates

Candidate Party Alliance Votes Notes
Peter CaruanaGSD8333Elected
Fabian VinetGSD7810Elected
James NettoGSD7755Elected
Ernest BrittoGSD7669Elected
Joseph HollidayGSD7666Elected
Clive BeltranGSD7642Elected
Joseph BossanoGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance7561Elected
Yvette Del AguaGSD7422Elected
Daniel FeethamGSD7419Elected
Fabian PicardoGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance7376Elected
Luis MontielGSD7347Elected
Edwin ReyesGSD7271Elected
Joseph GarciaLPGGSLP-Liberal Alliance7225Elected
Gilbert LicudiGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance7149Elected
Charles BruzonGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance7049Elected
Neil CostaLPGGSLP-Liberal Alliance6999Elected
Steven LinaresLPGGSLP-Liberal Alliance6896Elected
Paul BalbanGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance6782
Maribel Chellaram HathiramaniGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance6688
Lucio RandallGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance6672
Keith AzopardiPDP2163
Charles GomezNGDIndependent Candidate1210
Richard MartinezIndependentParents Support Group1003
Nick CruzPDP908
Gavin GafanPDP711
Rosemarie PeachPDP684
Moira WalshPDP674
Giselle SenePDP659

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.
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