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General elections were held inGibraltar on 8 December 2011.[1] Two parties, theGibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and theProgressive Democrative Party (PDP) and an alliance of theGibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and theLiberal Party of Gibraltar (LPG) each presented a full slate of ten candidates each, making a total of thirty candidates standing for seventeen seats in theGibraltar 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 newspaperArea, which published no details and was widely thought to be politically motivated) predicted a GSD win.[3][4]
Two parties, theGibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and theProgressive 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 theGibraltar Parliament.[2]
| Party or alliance | Slogan | |
|---|---|---|
| GSLP/Libs Alliance | "A New Dawn...It's Time for Change" | |
| GSD | "Gibraltar has never been better...Keep Trusting" | |
| Progressive Democratic Party | "The Real Change" | |
| MP | Party | Seeking re-election? | Parliamentary role(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Caruana (from 1991)[a] | GSD | Yes | Chief Minister (from1996) Leader of GSD (from 1992) | |
| Fabian Vinet (from2003) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2007) Minister for Housing (2007–2011) | |
| Jaime Netto (from 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for the Environment (2007) Minister for Family, Youth and Community Affairs (2007–2011) | |
| Ernest Britto (from 1996) | GSD | No | Minister for Health (2007) Minister for the Environment, Traffic and Transport (2007–2011) | |
| Joseph Holliday (from 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Trade, Industry, Employment and Communications (2007) Minister for Enterprise, Development and Technology & Deputy Chief Minister (2007–2011) | |
| Clive Beltran (from 2003) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Housing (2007) Minister for Education and Training (2007–2011) | |
| Joseph Bossano (from1972) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) (from1980) | Yes | Leader of Opposition (1996–April 2011) Founder and Leader of GSLP (1980–April 2011) Leader of Alliance (2000–April 2011) Shadow Minister (from April 2011) | |
| Yvette Del Agua (from2000) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Social Affairs (2007) Minister for Health and Civil Protection (2007–2011) | |
| Daniel Feetham | GSD | Yes | Minister for Justice (2007–2011) | |
| Fabian Picardo (from 2003) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Trade, Industry, Tourism, Financial Services and Justice (2007-April 2011) Leader of Opposition (from April 2011) Leader of GSLP and Alliance (from April 2011) | |
| Luis Montiel | GSD | No | Minister for Employment, Labour and Industrial Relations (2007–2011) | |
| Edwin Reyes | GSD | Yes | Minister for Culture, Heritage, Sport and Leisure (2007–2011) | |
| Joseph Garcia (from 1999)[b] | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for European Affairs, Transport, Tourism, Heritage, Civil Aviation, Postal Services & IT and E-Government (from 2000) Leader of LPG (from 1992) | |
| Gilbert Licudi | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Employment, Traffic, Youth and Sport | |
| Charles Bruzon | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Housing | |
| Neil Costa | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Health and Social Services | |
| Steven Linares (from2000) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister for Education, Culture, Sport, Youth and Civic Rights | |
Several pre-election polls gave the GSLP an advantage of up to 9% over the governing party, the GSD, while one (that of Spanish paperArea, which published no details and was thought to be politically motivated)[citation needed] predicted a GSD win.[3][4]
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| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
| Alliance | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 59,824 | 34.23 | 7 | +3 | ||
| Liberal Party of Gibraltar | 25,590 | 14.64 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 85,414 | 48.88 | 10 | +3 | |||
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 81,721 | 46.76 | 7 | −3 | |||
| Progressive Democratic Party | 7,622 | 4.36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 174,757 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 17,915 | – | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,712 | 82.51 | |||||
| Source:Parliament of Gibraltar | |||||||
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