Country: | Gibraltar |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2007 Gibraltar general election |
Previous Year: | 2007 |
Next Election: | 2015 Gibraltar general election |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Seats For Election: | All 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament |
Majority Seats: | 9 |
Election Date: | 8 December 2011 |
Image1: | Fabian Picardo in at 6 Convent Place 05 (cropped).jpg |
Leader1: | Fabian Picardo |
Party1: | GSLP–Liberal Alliance |
Last Election1: | 45.49%, 7 seats |
Seats1: | 10 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 85,414 |
Percentage1: | 48.88% |
Swing1: | 3.39pp |
Leader2: | Peter Caruana |
Party2: | Gibraltar Social Democrats |
Last Election2: | 49.33%, 10 seats |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 81,721 |
Percentage2: | 46.76% |
Swing2: | 2.57pp |
Chief Minister | |
Before Election: | Peter Caruana |
After Election: | Fabian Picardo |
Before Party: | Gibraltar Social Democrats |
After Party: | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party |
General elections were held in Gibraltar on 8 December 2011.[1] Two parties, the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and the Progressive Democrative Party (PDP) and an alliance of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and the Liberal Party of Gibraltar (LPG) each presented a full slate of ten candidates each, making a total of thirty candidates standing for seventeen seats in the Gibraltar Parliament.[2] Members of Parliament in Gibraltar are elected "at-large" in a single electoral area covering the whole territory.
Several pre-election polls gave the GSLP an advantage of up to 9% over the governing party, the GSD, while one (that of the Spanish newspaper Area, which published no details and was widely thought to be politically motivated) predicted a GSD win.[3] [4]
Two parties, the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), and an alliance (Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP)/Liberals) presented a full slate of 10 candidates each, making a total of 30 candidates for 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament.[2]
Party or alliance | Slogan | ||
---|---|---|---|
GSLP/Libs Alliance | "A New Dawn...It's Time for Change" | ||
GSD | "Gibraltar has never been better" | ||
Progressive Democratic Party | "The Real Change" |
Several pre-election polls gave the GSLP an advantage of up to 9% over the governing party, the GSD, while one (that of Spanish paper Area, which published no details and was thought to be politically motivated) predicted a GSD win.[3] [4]