List of political parties in Gibraltar
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This article lists political parties
in Gibraltar
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Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
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Current parties
| Name | Ideology | MPs | ||
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| Gibraltar Social Democrats Gibraltar Social Democrats The Gibraltar Social Democrats, abbreviated to GSD, is a centre-right political party in Gibraltar.Their current leader is Peter Caruana, the Chief Minister of Gibraltar. The GSD has been the governing party in Gibraltar since 1996.-History:... |
GSD | Conservatism Conservatism Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism... |
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| Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party The Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party is the oldest surviving active political party in Gibraltar. Its grass roots are deep in the Trade Union Movement, as its founder and former leader Joe Bossano was the District Officer of the Transport and General Workers Union... |
GSLP | Social democracy Social democracy Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism... |
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| Gibraltar Liberal Party Gibraltar Liberal Party The Gibraltar Liberal Party is a political party in Gibraltar. The party was founded in 1991 as Gibraltar National Party and is led by Dr... |
GLP | Liberalism Liberalism Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,... |
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| New Gibraltar Democracy New Gibraltar Democracy New Gibraltar Democracy is a political party from Gibraltar founded in 2005 by Gibraltarian barrister Charles Gomez.-Overview:New Gibraltar Democracy is a Christian democratic party... |
NGD | Christian democracy Christian Democracy Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching... |
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| Progressive Democratic Party Progressive Democratic Party (Gibraltar) The Progressive Democratic Party is a political party from Gibraltar established in June 2006 by Gibraltarian lawyer and former Gibraltar Social Democrat Deputy Chief Minister, Keith Azopardi.... |
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Defunct parties
- Gibraltar Labour PartyGibraltar Labour PartyThe Gibraltar Labour Party was a political party in Gibraltar. They described themselves as a progressive socialist organisation and stated that their formation was prompted by the need for a strong opposition to the government...
, social democratic - Gibraltar Reform Party, green
- Association for the Advancement of Civil RightsAssociation for the Advancement of Civil RightsThe Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights is a now defunct political party in Gibraltar.Like all Gibraltar political parties, it opposed transfer of sovereignty over Gibraltar from the United Kingdom to Spain...
, the first political association of the territory - Democratic Party of British GibraltarDemocratic Party of British GibraltarThe Democratic Party of British Gibraltar was a right-wing political party founded in 1978 in Gibraltar. It grew out of the now defunct Integration with Britain Party and was led first by Maurice Xiberras, formerly of the IWBP, and subsequently by Peter Isola.It obtained seven seats in the first...
- Gibraltar Democratic MovementGibraltar Democratic MovementThe Gibraltar Democratic Movement was a political party in Gibraltar. It was the forerunner of the present Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party. Joe Bossano, Chief Minister from 1988 to 1996, left the Integration with Britain Party in 1975 to form the GDM, which later became the GSLP. In the only...
- Integration with Britain PartyIntegration with Britain PartyThe Integration with Britain Party was a political party in Gibraltar established in February 1967. Although it never won an election, it was briefly in power from 1969 to 1972 when Robert Peliza of the IWBP was Chief Minister.- History :...
- Commonwealth Party, the second political party established in the territory
- Party for the Autonomy of GibraltarParty for the Autonomy of GibraltarThe Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar was a minority right-wing political party in Gibraltar founded on 7 September 1977. It was led by Joseph Triay and asked for a rapprochement with Spain. It contended the 1980 election, without success....
Active British parties
- The UK Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
. Gibraltarians can vote in the European ElectionsElections in the European UnionElections to the Parliament of the European Union take place every five years by universal adult suffrage. 736 MEPs are elected to the European Parliament which has been directly elected since 1979. No other body is directly elected although the Council of the European Union and European Council is...
, where Gibraltar is part of the South West EnglandSouth West England (European Parliament constituency)South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, reduced from 7 in 2004.-Boundaries:...
constituency.