Gibraltar Parliament - Latest Election

Latest Election

e • d Summary of the 8 December 2011 Gibraltar Parliament election results
Parties1 Votes2 % Seats
Alliance Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 59,824 34.23 7
Gibraltar Liberal Party 25,590 14.65 3
Gibraltar Social Democrats 81,721 46.76 7
Progressive Democratic Party 7,622 4.36 —
Total (turnout 81.4%) 174,757 100.00 17
Source: Government of Gibraltar

1 These figures have been consolidated by party. Under the Gibraltar electoral system, all candidates are listed on the ballot paper individually.
2 Every voter has up to 10 votes to vote for their choice from all the candidates standing. Accordingly although there are more seats available, the main parties field 10 candidates and hope to secure 'block votes'. Thus the total of 174,757 votes comes from 21,712 voters, an 81.4% turnout of the electorate.

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