Gibraltar_general_election,_1996
General elections were held in Gibraltar in May 1996. They were won by Peter Caruana's Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), who took over 50% of the popular vote and eight of the 15 contested seats, defeating incumbent Joe Bossano's Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party.
Quick Facts 15 seats in the House of Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Gibraltar Social Democrats | 66,190 | 52.20 | 8 | +1 | |
Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 54,463 | 42.95 | 7 | –1 | |
Gibraltar National Party | 5,932 | 4.68 | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 214 | 0.17 | 0 | New | |
Total | 126,799 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
Total votes | 16,169 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 18,437 | 87.70 | |||
Source: Elections Today, Parliament |
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The first fifteen candidates were elected to the House of Assembly.
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