Country: | Gibraltar |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2011 Gibraltar general election |
Previous Year: | 2011 |
Next Election: | 2019 Gibraltar general election |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Seats For Election: | All 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament |
Majority Seats: | 9 |
Election Date: | 26 November 2015 |
Image1: | Fabian Picardo in at 6 Convent Place 05 (cropped).jpg |
Leader1: | Fabian Picardo |
Party1: | GSLP–Liberal Alliance |
Last Election1: | 48.88%, 10 seats |
Seats1: | 10 |
Popular Vote1: | 100,950 |
Percentage1: | 68.44% |
Swing1: | 19.56pp |
Leader2: | Daniel Feetham |
Party2: | Gibraltar Social Democrats |
Last Election2: | 46.76%, 7 seats |
Seats2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 46,545 |
Percentage2: | 31.56% |
Swing2: | 15.20pp |
Chief Minister | |
Before Election: | Fabian Picardo |
After Election: | Fabian Picardo |
Before Party: | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party |
After Party: | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party |
General elections were held in Gibraltar on 26 November 2015 to elect all 17 members to the third Gibraltar Parliament. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced the date of the election on Monday 19 October 2015 during a speech on the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation.[1]
Under section 38(2) of the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006, the parliament must be dissolved by the Governor four years after its first meeting following the last election (unless the Chief Minister advises the Governor to dissolve parliament sooner). Under section 37 of the Constitution, writs 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.[2] [3] 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.
The UK-based UK Independence Party announced in 2014 that it was planning on fielding candidates for the first time in Gibraltar's next general election.[4] [5] However, ultimately they did not field any candidates. There were also no independents.
Party or alliance | Slogan | ||
---|---|---|---|
GSLP/Libs Alliance | "The Strongest Foundations For Your Future" | ||
GSD | "Forward Together" |
Candidate | Party | Seeking re-election? | Parliamentary role(s) | ||
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Fabian Picardo | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Chief Minister | ||
GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Minister for Health and Environment (2011–2014) Minister for Health, the Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2014–2015) | |||
Joseph Garcia | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Deputy Chief Minister | ||
Gilbert Licudi | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Minister for Education, Financial Services, Gaming, Telecommunications and Justice (2011–2013) Minister for Education, Telecommunications and Justice (2013–2014) Minister for Education and Justice & International Exchange of Information (2014–2015) | ||
Joseph Bossano | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Minister for Enterprise, Training and Employment (2011–2013) Minister for Enterprise, Training, Employment and Health & Safety (2013–2014) Minister for Economic Development, Telecommunications & the GSB (2014–2015) | ||
Peter Caruana | GSD | No | Leader of the Opposition (2011–2013) Shadow Backbencher (2013-2015) | ||
Neil Costa | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Minister for Tourism, Public Transport and the Port (2011–2012) Minister for Tourism, Commercial Affairs, Public Transport and the Port (2012–2014) Minister for Business, Employment, Skills & Training (2014–2015) | ||
Daniel Feetham | GSD | Yes | Shadow Minister (2011–2013) Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Gaming and GSB (since 2013) | ||
Steven Linares | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Minister for Sports, Culture, Heritage and Youth | ||
Samantha Sacramento | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Minister for Equality and Social Services (2011–2013) Minister for Equality, Social Services and the Elderly (2013–2014) Minister for Tourism, Housing, Equality and Social Services (2014–2015) | ||
GSD | No | Shadow Minister for Health and Civil Contingencies (2011–2013) Shadow Minister for Health, Civil Contingencies, Care Services, the Elderly, Family, Equality and Civil Rights (2013–2015) | |||
Paul Balban | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Minister for Traffic, Health & Safety and Technical Services (2011–2013) Minister for Traffic, Housing and Technical Services (2013–2014) Minister for Transport, Traffic and Technical Services (2014–2015) | ||
GSD | No | Shadow Minister for Tourism, Aviation and Shipping (2011–2013) Shadow Minister for Tourism, Aviation, Shipping, Enterprise, Training, Employment and Health & Safety (2013–2015) | |||
GSD | Yes | Shadow Minister for Sports, Culture, Heritage, Youth and Education (2011–2015) | |||
Jaime Netto | GSD | No | Shadow Minister (2011–2013) Shadow Minister for Environment (2013–2015) | ||
Selwyn Figueras | GSD | No | Shadow Minister (2011–2013) Shadow Minister for Justice, Financial Services, Planning, Traffic and Transport (2013–2015) | ||
Albert Isola | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Minister for Financial Services and Gaming |
A GBC public opinion poll of 17 November predicted 67% for GSLP/Libs and 33% for GSD.[6]
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 1980.
Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | Notes | ||
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Fabian Picardo | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 10,852 | Elected | ||
Joseph Garcia | LPG | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 10,661 | Elected | ||
John Cortes | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 10,529 | Elected | ||
Gilbert Licudi | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 10,379 | Elected | ||
Albert Isola | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 10,313 | Elected | ||
Neil Costa | LPG | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 10,048 | Elected | ||
Samantha Sacramento | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 9,822 | Elected | ||
Steven Linares | LPG | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 9,690 | Elected | ||
Paul Balban | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 9,511 | Elected | ||
Joseph Bossano | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 9,145 | Elected | ||
Daniel Feetham | GSD | - | 5,054 | Elected | ||
Marlene Hassan Nahon | GSD | - | 4,892 | Elected | ||
Elliott Phillips | GSD | - | 4,784 | Elected | ||
Edwin Reyes | GSD | - | 4,766 | Elected | ||
GSD | - | 4,733 | Elected | |||
GSD | - | 4,578 | Elected | |||
GSD | - | 4,565 | Elected | |||
GSD | - | 4,535 | ||||
GSD | - | 4,324 | ||||
GSD | - | 4,314 | ||||
Source: Parliament of Gibraltar |