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

Timing and procedure

Under section 38(2) of the

Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 The Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 was taken to a referendum in Gibraltar on 30 November 2006. A coalition of groups opposing the proposal held that a majority of 60% should be required to give effect to a new Constitution, quoting other inst ...

, the parliament must be dissolved four years after its first meeting following the last election (unless the

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

advises the

Governor of Gibraltar The governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the governor is to act as the ...

to dissolve parliament sooner). Under section 37 of the Constitution,

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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. 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

References

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