Elections in Gibraltar

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Elections in Gibraltar gives information on election and election results in Gibraltar. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Gibraltar elects on national level a legislature. The House of Assembly has 17 members, 15 members elected for a four year term in one constituency with each voter getting to vote for their selection of eight candidates, and 2 members ex-officio.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 1984 Election 1.2 1988 Election 1.3 1992 Election 1.4 1996 Election 1.5 2000 Election 1.6 2003 Election 2 See also

[edit] Results

Below is a series of results from elections to the Gibraltar House of Assembly. Elections take place roughly every four years, and 15 members are elected at each election, using partial block voting. Each voter has eight votes, meaning that parties usually stand eight candidates, and the winning party is that which manages to get all their candidates elected.

[edit] 1984 Election

AACR - 44.4%, 8 members
GSLP - 34.2%, 7 members
DPBG - 18.9%, 0 members
Others - 2.5%, 0 members

[edit] 1988 Election

GSLP - 58.2%, 8 members
AACR - 29.4%, 7 members
Others - 12.4%, 0 members

[edit] 1992 Election

GSLP - 73.1%, 8 members
GSD - 20.2%, 7 members
Liberals - 4.7%, 0 members
AACR - 2.1%, 0 members

[edit] 1996 Election

GSD - 52.2%, 8 members
GSLP - 43.0%, 7 members
Liberals - 4.7%, 0 members
Others - 0.2%

[edit] 2000 Election

GSD - 58.4%, 8 members
GSLP/Liberal Coalition - 40.6%, 7 members
Others - 1.0%, 0 members

[edit] 2003 Election

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Summary of the 28 November 2003 Gibraltar House of Assembly election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Gibraltar Social Democrats		51.5	8
Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party		39.7	5
Gibraltar Liberal Party			2
Gibraltar Labour Party		8.3	-
Ex-officio members (retired under new constitution)			2
Total (turnout %)			17
Source: Parties and elections

Note: Percentages can be misleading for parties with fewer than 8 candidates

AACR = Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
GSLP = Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
DPGB = Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar
GSD = Gibraltar Social-Democrats

[edit] See also

• European Parliament Election, 2004 (Gibraltar)
• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system