General Information
Gibraltar: Parliamentary Election, 26 November 2015
At stake in this election:
- 17 seats in the Parliament
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Lt. General Edward DAVIS (since 19 January 2016)
- Head of Government: Chief Minister Fabian PICARDO (since 9 December 2011)
- Assembly: Gibraltar has a unicameral Parliament composed of 18 seats with members serving 4-year terms.
Description of electoral system:
- In the Parliament, 17 members are directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by majority vote, and 1 is appointed by Parliament as speaker.
Last Election:
- Elections for Parliament were last held on 8 December 2011. The Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party (GSLP) and Gibraltar Liberal Party (GLP) formed an alliance and took 7 and 3 seats, respectively. The Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) won 7 seats while the Progressive Democratic Party did not secure a seat in Parliament.
Main candidates in the election:
- Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party (GSLP)
- Leader: Fabian PICARDO
- Seats won in last election: 7
- Gibraltar Liberal Party (GLP)
- Leader: Joseph GARCIA
- Seats won in last election: 3
- Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD)
- Leader: Daniel FEETHAM
- Seats won in last election: 7
- Progressive Democratic Party
- Leader: Nick CRUZ
- Seats won in last election: 0
Population and number of registered voters:
· Population: 29,258 (July 2015 est.)
· Registered Voters: 23,278 (2015)
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 14,549 (July 2015 est.)
· Is Gibraltar a signatory to CEDAW: N/A
· Has Gibraltar ratified CEDAW: N/A
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: Yes
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 2 (11.11%)
· Human Development Index Position: N/A
· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A
Disability Data:
· Is Gibraltar a signatory to CRPD: N/A
· Has Gibraltar ratified CRPD: N/A
· Population with a disability: 4,389