Next Gibraltar general election

Next Gibraltar general election

on or before 7 April 2020

17 seats to the Gibraltar Parliament 9 seats needed for a majority   Leader Fabian Picardo Daniel Feetham Party Socialist Labour Social Democrats Alliance Liberal Leader since 2011 2013 Last election 10 seats, 68.4%[1] 7 seats, 31.6%[1] Seats needed 1 2

Incumbent Chief Minister Fabian Picardo Socialist Labour

The next Gibraltar general election will elect all 17 members to the 4th Gibraltar Parliament.

Timing and procedure

Under section 38(2) of the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006, the parliament must be dissolved by the Governor four years after its first meeting following the last election (unless the Chief Minister advises the Governor to dissolve parliament sooner). Under section 37 of the Constitution, writs for a general election must be issued within thirty days of the dissolution and the general election must then be held no later than three months after the issuing of a writ.^[2]

The first meeting of the current parliament took place on 9 December 2015,^[3] meaning parliament must be dissolved before midnight on 8 December 2019, writs must be issued by 7 January 2020 and an election must take place before 7 April 2020. However, if recent precedent is followed, the Chief Minister is likely to ask the Governor for an early dissolution and an election to take place sometime in November 2019 (four years after the last election). Following the British tradition, elections conventionally take place on a Thursday.

2015 results

Incumbent members

References

Elections and referendums in Gibraltar General elections 1921 1950 1953 1956 1959 1964 1969 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 next By-elections 1991 1999 2013 European elections 2004 2009 2014 2019 Referendums 1967 2002 2006 2016