2003 Gibraltar general election
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General elections were held in Gibraltar on 28 November 2003. They were won by Peter Caruana's Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), who received over 50% of the popular vote and won eight of the 15 elected seats, making this their third successive win.
Coalitions
A coalition was formed between the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and Liberal Party of Gibraltar (GLP) called the GSLP–Liberal Alliance in order to combat the GSD. The Alliance was led by Joe Bossano.[1][2]
Party platforms
GSD
The GSD had its main focus on international relations, improvement of housing, improvement of infrastructure, and improvement of social services. They also stated that they were working towards making Gibraltar something the people could be proud of again.[3]
GLSP-Liberal Alliance
The Alliance sought to counter the GSD party and, according to their 2003 manifesto, to improve housing, education, social affairs, services for senior citizens, medical services, employment, the general economy, businesses, tourism, transport, foreign affairs, services for the youth, services for sports, and the environment. They hoped to achieve those goals by the 2007 general election.[4]
Legend
| Party or alliance | Slogan | |
|---|---|---|
| GSD | "Security, Stability, Prosperity" | |
| GSLP/Libs Alliance | "Our Contract with Gibraltar" | |
| GLP | ||
| Lyana Armstrong-Emery (RG) | ||
| Maurice Xiberras | ||
Incumbent MPs
Incumbent Members of Parliament from the 2000 election:
| MP | Party | Seeking re-election? |
Parliamentary role(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Caruana (since 1991)[a] | GSD | Yes | Chief Minister (since 1996) | |
| Bernard Linares (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Education, Training, Culture and Health | |
| Keith Azopardi (since 1996) | GSD | No | Minister for Trade, Industry and Telecommunications (2000–2003) | |
| Joseph Holliday (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Employment & Training and Buildings & Works | |
| Ernest Britto (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Public Services, the Environment, Sports and Leisure (February–September 2000) Minister for Public Services, the Environment, Sport and Youth (2000–2003) | |
| Hubert Corby (since 1996) | GSD | No | Minister for Employment and Consumer Affairs (2000–2003) | |
| Jaime Netto (since 1996) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Housing | |
| Yvette Del Agua (since 2000) | GSD | Yes | Minister for Social Affairs | |
| Joe Bossano (since 1972) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Leader of the Opposition (since 1996) | |
| Joseph Garcia (since 1999)[b] | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister | |
| Joseph Baldachino (since 1984) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | No | Shadow Minister | |
| Maria Montegriffo (since 1984) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | Yes | Shadow Minister | |
| Reginald Valarino (1976–1988, since 2000) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | No | Shadow Minister | |
| Juan Carlos Perez (since 1988) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | No | Shadow Minister | |
| Steven Linares (since 2000) | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | Yes | Shadow Minister | |
Results
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Social Democrats | 58,234 | 51.45 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Alliance | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 28,382 | 25.08 | 5 | –2 | ||
| Liberal Party of Gibraltar | 16,538 | 14.61 | 2 | New | |||
| Total | 44,920 | 39.69 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Gibraltar Labour Party | 9,445 | 8.35 | 0 | New | |||
| Reform Party | 578 | 0.51 | 0 | New | |||
| Ex officio members | 2 | – | |||||
| Total | 113,177 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 14,610 | – | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,452 | 79.18 | |||||
| Source: Parliament, Parliament | |||||||
By candidate
| Candidate[5] | Party | Votes | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Caruana | GSD | 7998 | Elected | |
| Joseph Holliday | GSD | 7398 | Elected | |
| Bernard Linares | GSD | 7301 | Elected | |
| Ernest Britto | GSD | 7275 | Elected | |
| James Netto | GSD | 7117 | Elected | |
| Fabian Vinet | GSD | 7105 | Elected | |
| Clive Beltran | GSD | 7037 | Elected | |
| Yvette Del Agua | GSD | 7003 | Elected | |
| Joseph Bossano | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | 6220 | Elected | |
| Joseph Garcia | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | 5798 | Elected | |
| Fabian Picardo | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | 5785 | Elected | |
| Charles Bruzon | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | 5584 | Elected | |
| Steven Linares | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (LPG) | 5554 | Elected | |
| Maria Montegriffo | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | 5465 | Elected | |
| Lucio Randall | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | 5328 | Elected | |
| Steven Marin | GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP) | 5168 | Not Elected | |
| N | Daniel Feetham | GLP | 2171 | Not Elected |
| Maurice Xiberras | Independent | 1395 | Not Elected | |
| Charles Bishop | GLP | 1125 | Not Elected | |
| Christian Montegriffo | GLP | 1034 | Not Elected | |
| Joseph Bishop | GLP | 1026 | Not Elected | |
| William Pisani | GLP | 920 | Not Elected | |
| Kim Karnani Santos | GLP | 908 | Not Elected | |
| Louise Gillingwater Pederson | GLP | 866 | Not Elected | |
| Lyana Armstrong-Emery | RP | 578 | Not Elected | |
Notes
- ^ Elected in 1991 by-election after the resignation of former AACR MP and Founder and first GSD Leader, Peter Montegriffo. He had beaten his opponent, AACR's Douglas Henrich (2496 vs 1542 votes).
- ^ Elected in 1999 by-election after the death of elected GSLP MP and Shadow Minister & former Mayor of Gibraltar, Robert Mor
References
- ^ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Gibraltar Parliament 2003 General". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Gibraltar". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "GSD Manifesto 2003 by GSD Gibraltar Social Democrats". Issuu. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ General Election Manifesto (PDF). Gibraltar: GSLP/ Liberal Party. 2003.
- ^ "Election to the House of Assembly Results" (PDF). Gibraltar Parliament. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2025.