General elections were held in

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on 26 November 2015 to elect all 17 members to the third

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. Chief Minister

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announced the date of the election on Monday 19 October 2015 during a speech on the

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Background

Under section 38(2) of the

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, the parliament must be dissolved by the

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four years after its first meeting following the last election (unless the

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advises the Governor to dissolve parliament sooner). Under section 37 of the Constitution,

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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. In October 2015, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced that the election would take place on 26 November. Following the British tradition, elections in Gibraltar conventionally take place on a Thursday.

Campaign

The UK-based

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announced in 2014 that it was planning on fielding candidates for the first time in Gibraltar's next general election. However, ultimately they did not field any candidates. There were also no independents.

Party slogans

Incumbent MPs (from 2011)

Opinion polls

A GBC public opinion poll of 17 November predicted 67% for GSLP/Libs and 33% for GSD.Latest GBC opinion poll gives the GSLP Liberal Alliance big lead over the GSD
Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation, 17 November 2015

Results

The results saw the first occasion on which a party received over 100,000 votes. Both the GSLP and LPG received more votes in the elections than in any other previous general elections, with the LPG receiving the highest percentage of votes in its history. Contrastingly, the GSD saw the largest drop in its vote share in its history. Voter turnout (70.77%) was the lowest since

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By candidate

Notes

References

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General elections in Gibraltar