General elections were held in
Gibraltar
Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...
on 11 October 2007. The incumbent Chief Minister
Peter Caruana narrowly won a fourth term, but opposition leader
Joe Bossano had a very strong showing. Joe Bossano noted that this would be his last term as an
MP,
and joked that he would not join the government, despite receiving a higher personal vote than some members of the
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).
The GSD had ten candidates (all of whom were elected), Bossano's party the
Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
The Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) is a social-democratic political party in Gibraltar. The GSLP is the oldest surviving active political party in Gibraltar. Its roots are based in the trade union movement, as its founder and former lea ...
(GSLP) had seven candidates (four of whom were elected) and the
Liberal Party of Gibraltar
The Liberal Party of Gibraltar (Libs or LPG) is a liberal political party in Gibraltar. It was founded in 1991 as the Gibraltar National Party and is led by Dr. Joseph Garcia. The LPG forms the GSLP–Liberal Alliance in partnership with the Gi ...
(LPG) led by
Dr. Joseph Garcia had three candidates (all of whom were elected). The
Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) fielded six candidates, five of whom obtained the fewest votes in the election after a lacklustre campaign. Two independents were unable to break through Gibraltar's party block vote system but did relatively well. They were the
right wing
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lawyer
Charles Gomez of
New Gibraltar Democracy and Richard Martinez of the Parental Support Group.
An
exit poll
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organised by the
Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) gave victory to the GSLP/Liberal
coalition
A coalition is formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political, military, or economic spaces.
Formation
According to ''A G ...
, but as counting progressed this proved incorrect.
Party slogans and election logos
Incumbent MPs (from 2003)
Results
By candidates
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
Long stubs with short prose
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