GSLP–Liberal Alliance

The GSLP–Liberal Alliance is a centre-left political alliance active in Gibraltar consisting of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and Liberal Party of Gibraltar (LPG).

History

The first election contested by the Alliance was the 2000 general election in February 2000, in which the GSLP and LPG (the latter the direct successor of the Gibraltar National Party) won 7 seats in the House of Assembly, losing to the centre-right Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD).[1]

The following 2003 general election on 28 November 2003 was a defeat for the Alliance, again winning 7 seats, as was the 2007 general election on 11 October 2007.[2]

The 2011 general election on 11 December 2011 was the first electoral victory for the Alliance, winning 10 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament, forming the government for the first time, with GSLP leader Fabian Picardo serving as Chief Minister.[2]

In the 2015 general election on 26 November 2015, the Alliance were returned as the government with 68% of the vote and 10 seats.[3][4]

Election results

Parliament of Gibraltar

Election year # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 ±
1999 (by-election)* 4,395
(for a GSLP-backed LPG candidate)		 51.47
1 / 1
7 / 15
 New
2000 46,896 40.57
7 / 15
 Steady
2003 44,920 39.69
7 / 15
 Steady
2007 70,397 45.49
7 / 17
 Steady
2011 85,414 48.87
10 / 17
 Increase3
2013 (by-election)** 4,899
(for a LPG-backed GSLP candidate)		 49.84
1 / 1
10 / 17
 Steady
2015 100,950 68.44
10 / 17
 Steady
*The 1999 by-election in Gibraltar was to fill in a seat vacated by then-GSLP MP, Robert Mor, who passed away that year. Hence, the composition bar on the top of this row would only signify whether or not a member of a particular political party has won the seat. If that particular member had won the seat, then the entire bar would be colored in.
**The 2013 by-election in Gibraltar was to fill in a seat vacated by then-GSLP MP, Charles Arthur Bruzon, who died that year. Hence, the composition bar on this row would only signify whether or not a member of a particular political party has won the seat. If that particular member wins the seat, then the entire bar would be colored in.

References

  1. ↑ Tom Lansford, ed. (24 March 2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. SAGE Publications. p. 6584. ISBN 978-1-4833-7155-9.
  2. 1 2 Tom Lansford, ed. (2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. SAGE Publications. p. 1530. ISBN 978-1-4833-8626-3.
  3. ↑ http://www.gbc.gi/news/gslp-liberals-win-general-election-31022
  4. ↑ http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=36896
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.