2003 Gibraltar general election explained

Country:Gibraltar
Type:legislative
Previous Election:2000 Gibraltar general election
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2007 Gibraltar general election
Next Year:2007
Seats For Election:15 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly
Majority Seats:8
Election Date:28 November 2003
Image1:Peter Caruana portrait.jpg
Leader1:Peter Caruana
Party1:Gibraltar Social Democrats
Last Election1:58.35%, 8 seats
Seats1:8
Popular Vote1:58,234
Percentage1:51.45%
Swing1:6.90pp
Leader2:Joe Bossano
Party2:GSLP–Liberal Alliance
Last Election2:40.57%, 7 seats
Seats2:7
Popular Vote2:44,920
Percentage2:39.69%
Swing2:0.88pp
Chief Minister
Before Election:Peter Caruana
After Election:Peter Caruana
Before Party:Gibraltar Social Democrats
After Party:Gibraltar Social Democrats

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 28 November 2003. They were won by Peter Caruana's Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), who took over 50% of the popular vote and 8 of the 15 available seats, making this their third successive win.

Party slogans

Party or allianceSlogan
GSD"Security • Stability • Prosperity"
GSLP/Libs Alliance"Our Contract with Gibraltar"

Incumbent MPs (from 2000)

MPPartySeeking
re-election?
Parliamentary role(s)
Peter Caruana (since 1991)GSDYesChief Minister (since 1996)
Bernard Linares (since 1996)GSDYesMinister for Education, Training, Culture and Health
Keith Azopardi (since 1996) GSDNoMinister for Trade, Industry and Telecommunications (2000–2003)
Joseph Holliday (since 1996)GSDYesMinister for Employment & Training and Buildings & Works
Ernest Britto (since 1996)GSDYesMinister for Public Services, the Environment, Sports and Leisure (February–September 2000)
Minister for Public Services, the Environment, Sport and Youth (2000–2003)
Hubert Corby (since 1996)GSDNoMinister for Employment and Consumer Affairs (2000–2003)
Jaime Netto (since 1996)GSDYesMinister for Housing
Yvette Del Agua (since 2000)GSDYesMinister for Social Affairs
Joe Bossano (since 1972)GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) (since 1980)YesLeader of the Opposition (since 1996)
Joseph Garcia (since 1999)GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG)YesShadow Minister
Joseph Baldachino (since 1984)GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)NoShadow Minister
Maria Montegriffo (since 1984) GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)YesShadow Minister
Reginald Valarino (19761988, since 2000) GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)NoShadow Minister
Juan Carlos Perez (since 1988) GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)NoShadow Minister
Steven Linares (since 2000) GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG)YesShadow Minister

Results

By candidate

CandidatePartyAllianceVotesNotes
Peter CaruanaGSD7998Elected
Joseph HollidayGSD7398Elected
Bernard LinaresGSD7301Elected
Ernest BrittoGSD7275Elected
James NettoGSD7117Elected
Fabian VinetGSD7105Elected
Clive BeltranGSD7037Elected
Yvette Del AguaGSD7003Elected
Joseph BossanoGSLPGSLP–Liberal Alliance6220Elected
Joseph GarciaLPG5798Elected
Fabian PicardoGSLPGSLP–Liberal Alliance5785Elected
Charles BruzonGSLPGSLP–Liberal Alliance5584Elected
Steven LinaresLPG5554Elected
Maria MontegriffoGSLPGSLP–Liberal Alliance5465Elected
Lucio RandallGSLPGSLP–Liberal Alliance5328Elected
Steven MarinGSLPGSLP–Liberal Alliance5168
Daniel FeethamGLP2171
Maurice XiberrasIndependent1395
Charles BishopGLP1125
Christian MontegriffoGLP1034
Joseph BishopGLP1026
William PisaniGLP920
Kim Karnani SantosGLP908
Louise Gillingwater PedersonGLP866
Lyana Armstrong-EmeryRP578

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