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The GSLP–Liberal Alliance is a
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political alliance A parliamentary group, parliamentary caucus or political group is a group consisting of members of different political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller political parties, who a ...
active in
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consisting of the
Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party The Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) is a social-democratic political party in Gibraltar. The GSLP is the oldest surviving active political party in Gibraltar. Its roots are based in the trade union movement, as its founder and former lea ...
(GSLP) and
Liberal Party of Gibraltar The Liberal Party of Gibraltar (Libs or LPG) is a liberal political party in Gibraltar. It was founded in 1991 as the Gibraltar National Party and is led by Dr. Joseph Garcia. The LPG forms the GSLP–Liberal Alliance in partnership with the Gi ...
(LPG).


History

The first election contested by the Alliance was the 2000 general election in February 2000, in which the GSLP and LPG (the latter the direct successor of the Gibraltar National Party) won 7 seats in the
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, losing to the centre-right
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(GSD). The following 2003 general election on 28 November 2003 was a defeat for the Alliance, again winning 7 seats, as was the 2007 general election on 11 October 2007. The 2011 general election on 11 December 2011 was the first electoral victory for the Alliance, winning 10 seats in the
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, forming the
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for the first time, with GSLP leader
Fabian Picardo Fabian Raymond Picardo (born 18 February 1972) is a Gibraltarian politician and barrister, serving as Chief Minister of Gibraltar and Leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party since 2011. At the 2015 and 2019 Gibraltar general elections, ...
serving as
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. In the 2015 general election on 26 November 2015, the Alliance were returned as the government with 68% of the vote and 10 seats.
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Election results


Parliament of Gibraltar


By-elections


See also

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:GSLP-Liberal Alliance Political parties in Gibraltar Coalition governments of the United Kingdom