2007 Gibraltar general election

{{Infobox election

| country = Gibraltar

| type = Parliamentary

| previous_election = 2003 Gibraltar general election

| previous_year = 2003

| next_election = 2011 Gibraltar general election

| next_year = 2011

| seats_for_election = All 17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament

| majority_seats = 9

| election_date = 11 October 2007

| image1 = Peter Caruana portrait.jpg

| leader1 = Peter Caruana

| party1 = Gibraltar Social Democrats

| last_election1 = 51.45%, 8 seats

| seats1 = 10

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2

| popular_vote1 = 76,334

| percentage1 = 49.33%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 2.12pp

| image2 = Joebossano.jpg

| leader2 = Joe Bossano (GSLP)

| party2 = GSLP–Liberal Alliance

| last_election2 = 39.69%, 7 seats

| seats2 = 7

| seat_change2 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote2 = 70,397

| percentage2 = 45.49%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 5.80pp

| title = Chief Minister

| before_election = Peter Caruana

| after_election = Peter Caruana

| before_party = Gibraltar Social Democrats

| after_party = Gibraltar Social Democrats

}}{{Politics of Gibraltar}}

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 11 October 2007.{{cite news |title=Gibraltar general election called |url=http://www.panorama.gi/localnews/headlines.php?action=view_article&article=2561 |access-date=8 September 2019 |work=Panorama |date=7 September 2007}} The incumbent Chief Minister Peter Caruana narrowly won a fourth term, but opposition leader Joe Bossano had a very strong showing.{{cite web|url=http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_12996.shtml |title=Peter Caruana wins the Gibraltar elections |work=Typically Spanish |date=12 October 2007 |access-date=1 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210223735/http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_12996.shtml |archive-date=10 February 2012 }}{{cite news |title=Gibraltar: historic fourth successive win for CM Caruana |url=https://en.mercopress.com/2007/10/12/gibraltar-historic-fourth-successive-win-for-cm-caruana |access-date=8 September 2019 |work=MercoPress |date=12 October 2007}} Joe Bossano noted that this would be his last term as an MP,{{cite news |title=Bossano and Caruana plan to leave politics |url=http://www.panorama.gi/localnews/headlines.php?action=view_article&article=2672 |access-date=8 September 2019 |work=Panorama |date=15 October 2007}} and joked that he would not join the government, despite receiving a higher personal vote than some members of the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD).

The GSD had ten candidates (all of whom were elected), Bossano's party the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) had seven candidates (four of whom were elected) and the Liberal Party of Gibraltar (LPG) led by Dr. Joseph Garcia had three candidates (all of whom were elected). The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) fielded six candidates, five of whom obtained the fewest votes in the election after a lacklustre campaign. Two independents were unable to break through Gibraltar's party block vote system but did relatively well. They were the right wing lawyer Charles Gomez of New Gibraltar Democracy and Richard Martinez of the Parental Support Group.

An exit poll organised by the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) gave victory to the GSLP/Liberal coalition, but as counting progressed this proved incorrect.

Party slogans and election logos

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!colspan=2|Party or alliance

!Slogan

bgcolor="{{party color|Gibraltar Social Democrats}}" |

|GSD

|"You know you can trust the GSD"

bgcolor="{{party color|Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party}}" |

|GSLP/Libs Alliance

|"Looking after all our PEOPLE!"

bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Democratic Party (Gibraltar)}}" |

| Progressive Democratic Party

|"A Fresh Start"

bgcolor="{{party color|New Gibraltar Democracy}}" |

|Charles Gomez (NGD)

bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |

|Richard Martinez (Parents Support Group)

=Incumbent MPs (from 2003)=

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!colspan=2|MP

!Party

!Seeking
re-election?

!Parliamentary role(s)