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2007 Gibraltar general election

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 11 October 2007. The incumbent Chief Minister Peter Caruana narrowly won a fourth term, but opposition leader Joe Bossano had a very strong showing. Joe Bossano noted that this would be his last term as an MP, and joked that he would not join the government, despite receiving a higher personal vote than some members of the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD).

The GSD had ten candidates (all of whom were elected), Bossano's party the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) had seven candidates (four of whom were elected) and the Liberal Party of Gibraltar (LPG) led by Dr. Joseph Garcia had three candidates (all of whom were elected). The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) fielded six candidates, five of whom obtained the fewest votes in the election after a lacklustre campaign. Two independents were unable to break through Gibraltar's party block vote system but did relatively well. They were the right wing lawyer Charles Gomez of New Gibraltar Democracy and Richard Martinez of the Parental Support Group.

An exit poll organised by the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) gave victory to the GSLP/Liberal coalition, but as counting progressed this proved incorrect.

Party or allianceSlogan
GSD"You know you can trust the GSD"
GSLP/Libs Alliance"Looking after all our PEOPLE!"
Progressive Democratic Party"A Fresh Start"
Charles Gomez (NGD)
Richard Martinez (Parents Support Group)
MPPartySeekingre-election?Parliamentary role(s)
Peter Caruana (since 1991)GSDYesChief Minister (since 1996)
Joseph Holliday (since 1996)GSDYesMinister for Trade, Industry, and Communications (2003–2004)Minister for Trade, Industry, Employment and Communications (2004–2007)
Bernard Linares (since 1996)GSDNoMinister for Education, Employment and Training (2003–2004)Minister for Education, Training, Civic and Consumer Affairs (2004–2007)
Ernest Britto (since 1996)GSDYesMinister for Health (2003–2007)
Jaime Netto (since 1996)GSDYesMinister for Housing (2003–2004)Minister for the Environment (2004–2007)
Fabian Vinet (since 2003)GSDYesMinister for the Environment, Roads and Utilities (2003–2004)Minister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2004–2007)
Clive Beltran (since 2003)GSDYesMinister for Heritage, Culture, Youth and Sport (2003–2004)Minister for Housing (2004–2007)
Yvette Del Agua (since 2000)GSDYesMinister for Social and Civic Affairs (2003–2004)Minister for Social Affairs (2004–2007)
Joe Bossano (since 1972)GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) (since 1980)YesLeader of the Opposition (since 1996)
Founder and Leader of GSLP (since 1980)
Leader of Alliance (since 2000)
Joseph Garcia (since 1999)GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG)YesShadow Minister for Trade, Industry, Tourism and Heritage
Leader of LPG (since 1991)
Fabian Picardo (since 2003)GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)YesShadow Minister for Justice and Public Service Reform
Charles Bruzon (since 2003)GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)YesShadow Minister for Housing
Steven Linares (since 2000)GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG)YesShadow Minister for Education and Youth
Maria Montegriffo (since 1984)GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)NoShadow Minister for Social Services and Health
Lucio Randall (since 2003)GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP)YesShadow Minister for Environment and Utilities
Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Gibraltar Social Democrats76,33449.3310+2
AllianceGibraltar Socialist Labour Party49,27731.844–1
Liberal Party of Gibraltar21,12013.653+1
Total70,39745.4970
Progressive Democratic Party5,7993.750New
New Gibraltar Democracy1,2100.780New
Independents1,0030.650New
Total154,743100.00170
16,004–
19,66081.40
Source: Parliament, Parliament
CandidatePartyAllianceVotesNotes
Peter CaruanaGSD-8333Elected
Fabian VinetGSD-7810Elected
Jaime NettoGSD-7755Elected
Ernest BrittoGSD-7669Elected
Joseph HollidayGSD-7666Elected
Clive BeltranGSD-7642Elected
Joseph BossanoGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance7561Elected
Yvette Del AguaGSD-7422Elected
Daniel FeethamGSD-7419Elected
Fabian PicardoGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance7376Elected
Luis MontielGSD-7347Elected
Edwin ReyesGSD-7271Elected
Joseph GarciaLPGGSLP-Liberal Alliance7225Elected
Gilbert LicudiGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance7149Elected
Charles BruzonGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance7049Elected
Neil CostaLPGGSLP-Liberal Alliance6999Elected
Steven LinaresLPGGSLP-Liberal Alliance6896Elected
Paul BalbanGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance6782
Maribel Chellaram HathiramaniGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance6688
Lucio RandallGSLPGSLP-Liberal Alliance6672Unseated
Keith AzopardiPDP-2163
Charles GomezNGD (Independent Candidate)-1210
Richard MartinezIndependent (Parents Support Group)-1003
Nick CruzPDP-908
Gavin GafanPDP-711
Rosemarie PeachPDP-684
Moira WalshPDP-674
Giselle SenePDP-659
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