| Gibraltar Parliament | |
| Legislature: | 14th Gibraltar Parliament |
| Coa Pic: | Coat of arms of Gibraltar1.svg |
| Coa-Alt: | Coat of arms of Gibraltar |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Crown-In-Parl: | Monarch of the United Kingdom |
| Established: | 1969 |
| Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader1: | Karen Ramagge Prescott |
| Party1: | (non-affiliated) |
| Election1: | 10 November 2023 |
| Leader2 Type: | Leader of The House |
| Leader2: | Fabian Picardo |
| Party2: | (Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party) |
| Election2: | 9 December 2011 |
| Leader3 Type: | Leader of The Opposition |
| Leader3: | Keith Azopardi |
| Party3: | (Gibraltar Social Democrats) |
| Election3: | 19 October 2019 |
| Members: | 17 |
| Structure1: | Gibraltar Parliament Composition.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 200px |
| Structure1 Alt: | Parliament composition |
| Political Groups1: | Government (9) Opposition (8) |
| Voting System1: | Limited voting |
| Last Election1: | 12 October 2023 |
| Next Election1: | No later than 8 March 2028 |
| Session Room: | Gibraltar Parliament 3.jpg |
| Session Res: | 250px |
| Session Alt: | Parliament building |
| Meeting Place: | Parliament building, John Mackintosh Square, Gibraltar |
| Website: | Parliament.gi |
The Gibraltar Parliament is the legislature of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Between 1969 and 2006, it was called the Gibraltar House of Assembly.
The House of Assembly, set up under the 1969 constitution, was a unicameral body originally consisting of 15 members elected by the Gibraltar electorate, plus two appointed members including the Attorney-General. The term "House of Assembly" has been commonly used for the legislatures of British territories that are less than fully sovereign. It was replaced by the current Gibraltar Parliament by the new 2006 constitution, reflecting an increase in its sovereignty. All 17 of the new Parliament's members are elected.
Under the election system, each voter was allowed to vote for ten members of the Assembly. Due to the small area of Gibraltar and its territorial continuity, precincts served only as polling places, not political units, and there are no electoral districts served by the members, who were instead elected "at large" to serve the territory as a whole.
The system lends itself to block votingeach of the parties or electoral coalitions tended to nominate a slate of ten candidates and encourage its supporters to vote for all of them. In most cases, the winning party or coalition would have all ten of its nominees elected, with the other seven elected members coming from the second-place party.
The Parliament sits in a building overlooking Main Street and John Mackintosh Square. It was constructed in 1817 and previously served as the Exchange and Commercial Library. In 1951, the building was refurbished to host the Legislative Council.[1] Under the 1969 Constitution, the House of Assembly was established, superseding the Legislative Council. The first session of the House of Assembly was opened on 28 August 1969 by the then Governor, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Begg.[2]
The 17 Members of the Gibraltar Parliament, as of the 2023 election, are:
| Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Fabian Picardo | GSLP | |
| Joseph Garcia | LPG | |
| Joseph Bossano | GSLP | |
| John Cortes | GSLP | |
| Patricia Orfila | GSLP | |
| Christian Santos | GSLP | |
| Gemma Arias-Vasquez | GSLP | |
| Nigel Feetham | GSLP | |
| Leslie Bruzon | LPG | |
| Keith Azopardi | GSD | |
| Edwin Reyes | GSD | |
| GSD | ||
| GSD | ||
| Craig Sacarello | GSD | |
| Giovanni Origo | GSD | |
| Atrish Sanchez | GSD | |
| Joelle Ladislaus | GSD | |
Summary of the 12 October 2023 Gibraltar Parliament election results
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | % | +/– | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 63.700 | 35.44 | -1.56 | 7 | 41.2 | ±0 | ||||||
| Liberal Party of Gibraltar | 26,241 | 14.60 | -0.9 | 2 | 11.8 | -1 | |||||||
| align=left bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | Total Alliance | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | 83,122 | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | 50.04 | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | -2.46 | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | 9 | 53.0 | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | -1 | |
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 86,537 | 48.15 | +22.6 | 8 | 35.3 | +2 | |||||||
| Together Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | -20.55 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |||||||
| Independents | 3.262 | 1.81 | +0.36 | 0 | 0.0 | ±0 | |||||||
| align=left bgcolor=#efefef colspan=4 | Total | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | 179,740 | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | 100 | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | - | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | 17 | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | 100 | align=right bgcolor=#efefef colspan=1 | - |
| align=left colspan=4 | Valid votes | 18,784 | 97.55 | ||||||||||
| align=left colspan=4 | Invalid/blank votes | 472 | 2.45 | ||||||||||
| align=left colspan=4 | Total votes cast | 19,256 | 100 | ||||||||||
| align=left colspan=4 | Registered voters/turnout | 25,200 | 76.41 | ||||||||||
| align=left colspan=10 | Source: Parliament of Gibraltar, Gibraltar Parliament General Election, Registered |
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