General elections were held in
Gibraltar
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in May 1996. They were won by
Peter Caruana's Gibraltar Social Democrats
The Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) is a liberal-conservative, centre-right List of political parties in Gibraltar, political party in Gibraltar. The GSD was the governing party for four successive terms in office under the leadership of Peter ...
(GSD), who took over 50% of the popular vote and eight of the 15 contested seats, defeating incumbent
Joe Bossano's Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party.
Party slogans and election logos
Results
By candidate
The first fifteen candidates were elected to the
House of Assembly
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.
Notes
References
General elections in Gibraltar
Gibraltar
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General
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Gibraltar
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Election and referendum articles with incomplete results
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