Next Gibraltar general election

The next Gibraltar general election will elect all 17 members to the 5th Gibraltar Parliament.

Next Gibraltar general election
on or before 28 February 2024
17 seats to the Gibraltar Parliament
9 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Fabian Picardo Keith Azopardi Marlene Hassan Nahon
Party Socialist Labour Social Democrats Together Gibraltar
Alliance GSLP–Liberal None None
Leader since 2011 2017 2018
Last election 10 seats, 52.5%[1] 6 seats, 25.6%[1] 1 seats, 20.5%[1]
Seats needed 3 8
Incumbent Chief Minister

Fabian Picardo
Socialist Labour

Timing and procedure

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.[2]

With the first meeting of the current parliament taking place on 30 October 2019, parliament must be dissolved before midnight on 29 October 2023, writs must be issued by 28 November 2023 and an election must take place before 28 February 2024. However, if recent precedent is followed, the Chief Minister is likely to ask the Governor for an early dissolution and an election to take place sometime in October 2023 (four years after the last election). Following the British tradition, elections conventionally take place on a Thursday.

Incumbent members
Candidate Party
Fabian PicardoGSLP
Joseph GarciaLPG
John CortesGSLP
Albert IsolaGSLP
Joseph BossanoGSLP
Gilbert LicudiGSLP
Steven LinaresLPG
Paul BalbanGSLP
Samantha SacramentoGSLP
Vijay DaryananiLPG
Marlene Hassan NahonTG
Damon BossinoGSD
Daniel FeethamGSD
Keith AzopardiGSD
Roy ClintonGSD
Elliott PhillipsGSD
Edwin ReyesGSD
Source: Parliament of Gibraltar
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References
  1. "2019 election results" (PDF). Gibraltar Parliament. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "Official text of the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006" (PDF). gibraltarlaws.gov.gi. 14 December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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