The Gibraltar Labour Party was a

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. They described themselves as a progressive

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organisation and stated that their formation was prompted by the need for a strong opposition to the government. They were founded and led by Daniel Feetham, who left the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party. They opposed dialogue with

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and wanted to change the

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, and support the right of Gibraltarians to decide their own constitutional arrangements under the principle of self-determination. They were also in favour of further integration with the United Kingdom. They had proposed policies for the improvement of the quality and availability of

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in Gibraltar. They proposed that no individual should serve as

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for more than two terms, and called for a more transparent form of

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of political parties.

Elections

In the 2003 General Election to the Gibraltar House of Assembly, the party won 9,445 vote
(or 8.0% of the popular vote)
and no seats. This is the largest number of votes (in terms of both percentage and actual number of votes) for a Gibraltarian political party that has not won a seat in the Legislature throughout its electoral history.

Election results

'' Parliament of Gibraltar''

Merger

In 2005, the Labour Party merged with the governing

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, retaining the GSD name and leadership.http://thegibraltarchronicle.blogspot.com/search?q=Labour+Party

References

Labour parties Defunct political parties in Gibraltar Political parties established in 2003 2003 establishments in Gibraltar Political parties disestablished in 2005 Socialism in Gibraltar {{Gibraltar-party-stub