Summary
General elections were held in Gibraltar on 17 October 2019 to elect all 17 members to the fourth Gibraltar Parliament. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced the date of the election on Monday 16 September 2019.[1] On September 2019, it was announced that Libs MP and GSLP/Libs Minister, Neil Costa, would not seek re-election and had his candidacy and seat replaced by Vijay Daryanani of the same party.
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All 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament 9 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 70.84% ( 0.07pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The GSLP–Liberal Alliance won their third consecutive election, retaining their majority in the Parliament. Fabian Picardo was returned as Chief Minister of Gibraltar. However both the governing GSLP–Liberal Alliance and the opposition Gibraltar Social Democrats lost votes to new party Together Gibraltar, which won one seat from the GSD.[2]
Timing and procedure edit
Under section 38(2) of the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006, the parliament must be dissolved four years after its first meeting following the last election (unless the Chief Minister advises the Governor of Gibraltar 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.[3][4] In September 2019, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo formally asked Governor Ed Davis to dissolve parliament and call an election for 17 October 2019.[1] Following the British tradition, elections in Gibraltar conventionally take place on a Thursday.
MPs were elected through limited voting.
Campaign edit
The issue of Brexit (formerly due to take place exactly two weeks after election day) was a major theme in the election campaign, with incumbent Chief Minister Fabian Picardo stating that the territory is ready for a 'no deal' Brexit.[5]
Party slogans edit
| Party or alliance | Slogan | |
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| GSLP/Libs Alliance | "All Our Generations in Our Hearts" | |
| GSD | "The Gibraltar You Deserve" | |
| Together Gibraltar | "Believe in a better way" | |
| Robert Vasquez | "Your Fearless and Independent Voice" | |
| John Charles Pons | "Vote for: The Planet, Humanity, Youths' Future, Greta Thunberg" | |
Results edit
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| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
| Alliance | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 58,576 | 37.00 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Liberal Party of Gibraltar | 24,546 | 15.50 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 83,122 | 52.50 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 40,453 | 25.55 | 6 | –1 | |||
| Together Gibraltar | 32,455 | 20.50 | 1 | +1 | |||
| Independents | 2,298 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 158,328 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 16,767 | 97.85 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 368 | 2.15 | |||||
| Total votes | 17,135 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 24,189 | 70.84 | |||||
| Source: Parliament, Parliament | |||||||
By candidate edit
| Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | Notes | |
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| Fabian Picardo | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 9,961 | Elected | |
| Joseph Garcia | LPG | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 9,672 | Elected | |
| John Cortes | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 9,003 | Elected | |
| Albert Isola | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 8,502 | Elected | |
| Joseph Bossano | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 8,374 | Elected | |
| Gilbert Licudi | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 8,293 | Elected | |
| Steven Linares | LPG | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 7,718 | Elected | |
| Paul Balban | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 7,251 | Elected | |
| Samantha Sacramento | GSLP | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 7,192 | Elected | |
| Vijay Daryanani | LPG | GSLP–Liberal Alliance | 7,156 | Elected | |
| Marlene Hassan-Nahon | TG | None | 5,639 | Elected | |
| Damon Bossino | GSD | None | 4,868 | Elected | |
| Daniel Feetham | GSD | None | 4,842 | Elected | |
| Keith Azopardi | GSD | None | 4,711 | Elected | |
| Roy Clinton | GSD | None | 4,342 | Elected | |
| Elliott Phillips | GSD | None | 4,165 | Elected | |
| Edwin Reyes | GSD | None | 3,840 | Elected | |
| Craig Sacarello | TG | None | 3,805 | ||
| Alfred Ballester | GSD | None | 3,681 | ||
| Joelle Ladislaus | GSD | None | 3,484 | ||
| Trevor Hammond | GSD | None | 3,451 | Unseated | |
| Siân Jones | TG | None | 3,345 | ||
| John Montegriffo | TG | None | 3,158 | ||
| Orlando Yeats | GSD | None | 3,069 | ||
| Kamlesh Khubchand Daswani | TG | None | 3,035 | ||
| Neil Samtani | TG | None | 2,889 | ||
| Daniel Ghio | TG | None | 2,780 | ||
| Erika Pozo | TG | None | 2,640 | ||
| Jackie Anderson | TG | None | 2,619 | ||
| Tamsin Suarez | TG | None | 2,545 | ||
| Robert Vasquez | Independent | None | 1,460 | ||
| John Charles Pons | Independent | None | 838 | ||
| Source: Parliament of Gibraltar, Together Gibraltar Candidates | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b "General election called for 17th October". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Picardo celebrates third consecutive election win". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Official text of the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006". Laws of Gibraltar. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Reporting of the Proceedings of the Gibraltar Parliament" (PDF). Parliament of Gibraltar. 21 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "Gibraltar heads to the polls amid no-deal Brexit fears". Politico. 15 October 2019.