2011 Gibraltar general election
8 December 2011
All 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Fabian Picardo Peter Caruana
Party Alliance Social Democrats
Last election 45.49%, 7 seats 49.33%, 10 seats
Seats won 10 7
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3
Popular vote 85,414 81,721
Percentage 48.88% 46.76%
Swing Increase3.39pp Decrease2.57pp
Chief Minister before election

Peter Caruana
Social Democrats

 Elected Chief Minister

Fabian Picardo
Socialist Labour

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

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

Party or alliance Slogan
GSLP/Libs Alliance "A New Dawn...It's Time for Change"
GSD "Gibraltar has never been better"
Progressive Democratic Party "The Real Change"

Opinion polls

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) predicted a GSD win.[3][4]

Results

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
AllianceGibraltar Socialist Labour Party59,82434.237+3
Liberal Party of Gibraltar25,59014.6430
Total85,41448.8810+3
Gibraltar Social Democrats81,72146.767−3
Progressive Democratic Party7,6224.3600
Total174,757100.00170
Total votes17,915–
Registered voters/turnout21,71282.51
Source: Parliament of Gibraltar

By candidates

Candidate Party Alliance Votes Notes
Fabian PicardoGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance8781Elected
John CortesGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance8706Elected
Joseph GarciaLPGGSLP-Liberal Alliance8681Elected
Gilbert LicudiGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance8605Elected
Joseph BossanoGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance8598Elected
Charles BruzonGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance8518Elected
Peter CaruanaGSDNone8515Elected
Neil CostaLPGGSLP-Liberal Alliance8490Elected
Daniel FeethamGSDNone8462Elected
Steven LinaresLPGGSLP-Liberal Alliance8419Elected
Samantha SacramentoGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance8335Elected
Isobel Ellul-HammondGSDNone8306Elected
Paul BalbanGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance8281Elected
Damon BossinoGSDNone8281Elected
Edwin ReyesGSDNone8165Elected
James NettoGSDNone8139Elected
Selwyn FiguerasGSDNone8099Elected
Lianne AzzopardiGSDNone7944
Yvette Del AguaGSDNone7906
Joseph HollidayGSDNone7904
Keith AzopardiPDPNone1896
Nick CruzPDPNone854
Elliot PhillipsPDPNone687
Kenneth NavasPDPNone653
Giselle SenePDPNone624
Rebecca FallerPDPNone606
Rosemarie PeachPDPNone606
Moira WalshPDPNone589
Dilipkumar TailorPDPNone588
David EvesonPDPNone519

References

  1. ↑ "Gibraltar general election on 8 December". Panorama.gi. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 Archived 24 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 "Panorama predicts Alliance win, Area says GSD". Gibraltar Chronicle. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 "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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