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2007 Gibraltar general election

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2007 Gibraltar general election

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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
Gibraltar 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

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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"


Incumbent MPs (from 2003) (under old amendment of Gibraltar Constitution)

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MP Party Alliance Seeking re-election? Parliamentary Role(s)
Peter Caruana (since 1991) 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 (since 1980) GSLP-Liberal Alliance Yes Leader of the Opposition (since 1996)
Joseph Garcia (since 1991) LPG GSLP-Liberal Alliance Yes Shadow Minister
Fabian Picardo (since 2003) GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance Yes Shadow Minister
Charles Bruzon (since 2003) GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance Yes Shadow Minister
Steven Linares (since 2000) LPG GSLP-Liberal Alliance Yes Shadow Minister
Maria Montegriffo (since 1984) GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance No Shadow Minister
Lucio Randall (since 2003) GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance Yes Shadow Minister

Results

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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

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Candidate Party Alliance/Other Votes Notes
Peter Caruana GSD 8333 Elected
Fabian Vinet GSD 7810 Elected
James Netto GSD 7755 Elected
Ernest Britto GSD 7669 Elected
Joseph Holliday GSD 7666 Elected
Clive Beltran GSD 7642 Elected
Joseph Bossano GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 7561 Elected
Yvette Del Agua GSD 7422 Elected
Daniel Feetham GSD 7419 Elected
Fabian Picardo GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 7376 Elected
Luis Montiel GSD 7347 Elected
Edwin Reyes GSD 7271 Elected
Joseph Garcia LPG GSLP-Liberal Alliance 7225 Elected
Gilbert Licudi GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 7149 Elected
Charles Bruzon GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 7049 Elected
Neil Costa LPG GSLP-Liberal Alliance 6999 Elected
Steven Linares LPG GSLP-Liberal Alliance 6896 Elected
Paul Balban GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 6782
Maribel Chellaram Hathiramani GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 6688
Lucio Randall GSLP GSLP-Liberal Alliance 6672 Unseated
Keith Azopardi PDP 2163
Charles Gomez Independent Candidate NGD 1210
Richard Martinez Independent Parents Support Group 1003
Nick Cruz PDP 908
Gavin Gafan PDP 711
Rosemarie Peach PDP 684
Moira Walsh PDP 674
Giselle Sene PDP 659

References

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  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.