The Gibraltar Reform Party was a political party in

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-leaning party which described itself as

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. Originally formed as the Independent Liberal Forum on 21 March 2000, the name was subsequently changed to the later one. The last party leader was Lyana Armstrong-Emery. The party's broad aim was a decentralisation of power. On the constitutional status of Gibraltar, the party supported a new status, calling for Gibraltar's establishment as a devolved autonomous territory, integrated within a decentralised federal Britain. The party also called for the creation of a local Parliament for Gibraltar, a member of parliament (MP) to sit in the

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(MEP) to represent Gibraltar in the

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. The Reform Party forged links with both the

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. Lyana Armstrong-Emery was voted by the party to take the position on the joint list agreed with the Green Party for the European Elections. The party ceased operations in 2005 owing to a failure to garner wide public support.

Election results

Parliament of Gibraltar

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Gibraltar is part of the South West England constituency in the European parliament and its major parties form joint ticket alliances with the major UK parties. In 2004, the only EU election that it participated in before its dissolution, Reform had been in an alliance with the Green Party.

References

External links

Former ILF WebsiteFormer Reform Party Website
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