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.
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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]
Contesting parties
editTwo 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 slogans and election logos
edit| Party or alliance | Slogan | |
|---|---|---|
| GSLP/Libs Alliance | "A New Dawn...It's Time for Change" | |
| GSD | "Gibraltar has never been better...Keep Trusting" | |
| Progressive Democratic Party | "The Real Change" | |
Opinion polls
editSeveral 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)[citation needed] predicted a GSD win.[3][4]
Results
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| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
| Alliance | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 59,824 | 34.23 | 7 | +3 | ||
| Liberal Party of Gibraltar | 25,590 | 14.64 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 85,414 | 48.88 | 10 | +3 | |||
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 81,721 | 46.76 | 7 | −3 | |||
| Progressive Democratic Party | 7,622 | 4.36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 174,757 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 17,915 | – | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,712 | 82.51 | |||||
| Source: Parliament of Gibraltar | |||||||
By candidate
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gibraltar general election on 8 December". Panorama. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ a b [1] Archived 24 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Panorama predicts Alliance win, Area says GSD". Gibraltar Chronicle. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ a b "GSLP/Libs lead in the polls, says Panorama". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.