1996 Gibraltar general election
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| country = Gibraltar
| type = legislative
| previous_election = 1992 Gibraltar general election
| previous_year = 1992
| next_election = 2000 Gibraltar general election
| next_year = 2000
| seats_for_election = 15 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly
| majority_seats = 8
| election_date = 16 May 1996
| image1 = Peter_Caruana_portrait.jpg
| leader1 = Peter Caruana
| party1 = Gibraltar Social Democrats
| seats1 = 8
| popular_vote1 = 66,190
| percentage1 = 52.20%
| image2 = Joebossano.jpg
| leader2 = Joe Bossano
| party2 = Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
| seats2 = 7
| popular_vote2 = 54,463
| percentage2 = 42.95%
| title = Chief Minister
| before_election = Joe Bossano
| after_election = Peter Caruana
| before_party = Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
| after_party = Gibraltar Social Democrats
}}{{Politics of Gibraltar}}
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.
Party slogans and election logos
| class=wikitable
!colspan=2| Party or alliance ! Slogan |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Gibraltar Social Democrats}}" |
| GSD | "A Vision For Our Future And For Our Children" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party}}" |
| GSLP | "Into The 21st Century With The GSLP" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Party of Gibraltar}}" |
| GNP | "The Party you can Trust!" |
Results
{{Election results
|party1=Gibraltar Social Democrats|votes1=66190|seats1=8|sc1=+1
|party2=Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party|votes2=54463|seats2=7|sc2=–1
|party3=Gibraltar National Party|votes3=5932|seats3=0|sc3=0
|party4=Independents|votes4=214|seats4=0|sc4=New
|total_sc=0
|totalvotes=16169
|electorate=18437
|source=[https://books.google.com/books?id=zCw9YahZGtEC&pg=PA27 Elections Today], [https://www.parliament.gi/uploads/docs/elections/2013/results/GibratarParliamentBy-Election.pdf Parliament]
}}
By candidate
The first fifteen candidates were elected to the House of Assembly.
{{Election results
|cand1=Peter Montegriffo (1988-1991)|party1=Gibraltar Social Democrats|votes1=8565|rcolor1=#dbffdb
|cand2=Peter Caruana (since 1991){{efn|Elected in 1991 by-election after the resignation of former AACR MP and Founder and first GSD Leader, Peter Montegriffo. He had beaten his opponent, AACR's Douglas Henrich (2496 vs 1542 votes).}} |party2=Gibraltar Social Democrats|votes2=8561|rcolor2=#dbffdb
|cand3=Bernard Linares|party3=Gibraltar Social Democrats|votes3=8342|rcolor3=#dbffdb
|cand4=Hurbert Corby (since 1992) |party4=Gibraltar Social Democrats|votes4=8263|rcolor4=#dbffdb
|cand5=Keith Azopardi|party5=Gibraltar Social Democrats|votes5=8206|rcolor5=#dbffdb
|cand6=Joe Holliday|party6=Gibraltar Social Democrats|votes6=8094|rcolor6=#dbffdb
|cand7=Ernest Britto (since 1992)|party7=Gibraltar Social Democrats|votes7=8093|rcolor7=#dbffdb
|cand8=James Netto|party8=Gibraltar Social Democrats|votes8=8066|rcolor8=#dbffdb
|cand9=Joe Bossano (since 1972)|party9=Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (since 1980)|votes9=7396|rcolor9=#dbffdb
|cand10=Joseph Baldachino|party10=Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party|votes10=6940|rcolor10=#dbffdb
|cand11=Maria Montegriffo (since 1984)|party11=Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party|votes11=6876|rcolor11=#dbffdb
|cand12=Albert Isola|party12=Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party|votes12=6768|rcolor12=#dbffdb
|cand13=Joshua Gabay|party13=Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party|votes13=6742|rcolor13=#dbffdb
|cand14=Robert Mor|party14=Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party|votes14=6661|rcolor14=#dbffdb
|cand15=Juan Carlos Perez|party15=Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party|votes15=6597|rcolor15=#dbffdb
|cand16=Clive Peter Golt|party16=Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party|votes16=6483
|cand17=Joseph Garcia|party17=Gibraltar National Party|votes17=1679
|cand18=Steven Linares|party18=Gibraltar National Party|votes18=809
|cand19=Damon Bossino|party19=Gibraltar National Party|votes19=794
|cand20=Paul Christopher James Borda|party20=Gibraltar National Party|votes20=552
|cand21=Elio Victor|party21=Gibraltar National Party|votes21=548
|cand22=Lyana Patricia Armstrong-Emery|party22=Gibraltar National Party|votes22=543
|cand23=Anthony Albert Balloqui|party23=Gibraltar National Party|votes23=507
|cand24=Annette Tunbridge|party24=Gibraltar National Party|votes24=500
|cand25=Peter Andrew Cumming|party25=Independent|votes25=214
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120716135124/http://www.gib.gi/election/ Gibraltar Elections]
}}
Notes
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References
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{{Gibraltar elections}}
Category:General elections in Gibraltar
Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results
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