2007 Gibraltar general election

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 11 October 2007.[1] The incumbent Chief Minister Peter Caruana narrowly won a fourth term, but opposition leader Joe Bossano had a very strong showing.[2][3] Joe Bossano noted that this would be his last term as an MP,[4] and joked that he would not join the government, despite receiving a higher personal vote than some members of the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD).

2007 Gibraltar general election

11 October 2007
All 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Peter Caruana Joe Bossano Keith Azopardi Party Social Democrats Socialist Labour Progressive Democratic Party (Gibraltar) Alliance Alliance Leader since 1991 1978 2006 Last election 51.45%, 8 seats 39.69%, 7 seats New Seats won 10 7 0 Seat change 2 Popular vote 76,334 70,397 5,799 Percentage 49.33% 45.49% 3.75%   Fourth party   Leader Charles Gomez Party New Gibraltar Democracy Leader since 2005 Last election New Seats won 0 Seat change Popular vote 1,210 Percentage 0.78%
Chief Minister before election Peter Caruana Social Democrats Elected Chief Minister Peter Caruana Social Democrats

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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.