Gibraltar Parliament






Coordinates: 36°08′27″N 5°21′14″W / 36.140775°N 5.353758°W / 36.140775; -5.353758












































Gibraltar Parliament
2nd Gibraltar Parliament
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Type
Type

Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker

Adolfo J. Canepa, GMH, OBE, MP
[1] (non-affiliated)
Since 18 October 2012
Leader of The House

Fabian Picardo (Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party)
Since 9 December 2011
Structure
Seats 17
Parliament composition
Political groups

Government (10)



  •      GSLP (7)

  •      Liberals (3)


Opposition (7)



  •      GSD (6)


  •      Independent (1)[2][3][4]
Elections
Last election
 26 November 2015
Next election
 2019
Meeting place
Parliament building
Parliament building, John Mackintosh Square, Gibraltar
Website
www.parliament.gi


Chamber of the Parliament






























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The Gibraltar Parliament is the legislature of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Between 1969 and 2006, it was called the Gibraltar House of Assembly.




Contents






  • 1 Functions


  • 2 Parliament building


  • 3 Current membership


  • 4 Latest election


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Functions


The House of Assembly, set up under the 1969 constitution, was a unicameral body originally consisting of 15 members elected by the Gibraltar electorate, plus two appointed members including the Attorney-General. The term "House of Assembly" has been commonly used for the legislatures of British territories that are less than fully sovereign. It was replaced by the current Gibraltar Parliament by the new 2006 constitution, reflecting an increase in its sovereignty. All 17 of the new Parliament's members are elected.


Under the election system, each voter was allowed to vote for ten members of the Assembly. Due to the small area of Gibraltar and its territorial continuity, precincts served only as polling places, not political units, and there are no electoral districts served by the members, who were instead elected "at large" to serve the territory as a whole.


The system lends itself to block voting – each of the parties or electoral coalitions tended to nominate a slate of ten candidates and encourage its supporters to vote for all of them. In most cases, the winning party or coalition would have all ten of its nominees elected, with the other seven elected members coming from the second-place party.



Parliament building


The Parliament sits in a building overlooking Main Street and John Mackintosh Square. It was constructed in 1817 and previously served as the Exchange and Commercial Library. In 1951, the building was refurbished to host the Legislative Council.[5] Under the 1969 Constitution, the House of Assembly was established, superseding the Legislative Council. The first session of the House of Assembly was opened on 28 August 1969 by the then Governor, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Begg.[6]



Current membership


The 17 Members of the Gibraltar Parliament, as of the most recent election, are (ordered alphabetically):














































































































Candidate Party Notes

Balban, Paul John GSLP

Bossano, Joseph John GSLP Former Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1988–1996) and former Leader of the GSLP (1978–2011)

Clinton, Roy Mark GSD Interim leader of GSD from July 6th 2017 to November 30th 2017 (succeeded by Keith Azopardi, who is not an MP)

Cortes, John Emmanuel GSLP

Costa, Neil Francis GLP

Feetham, Daniel Anthony GSD Former leader of the GSD (2013-17)

Garcia, Joseph John GLP Leader of the GLP (since 1992) and current Deputy Chief Minister of Gibraltar (since 2011)

Hammond, Trevor Nicholas GSD

Hassan Nahon, Marlene Dinah Esther IND Daughter of former Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1964–1969; 1972–1987), Sir Joshua Hassan

Isola, Albert* GSLP

Licudi, Gilbert Horace GSLP

Linares, Steven Ernest GLP

Llamas, Lawrence Francis GSD Quit the GSD on July 6, 2017 but returned on May 18, 2018[7]

Phillips, Elliott John GSD current Parliamentary Leader of Opposition

Picardo, Fabian Raymond GSLP Leader of the GSLP and current Chief Minister of Gibraltar (since 2011)

Reyes, Edwin Joseph GSD

Sacramento, Samantha Jane GSLP

*Albert Isola was elected at a by-election on 4 July 2013 after a seat had become vacant following the death of Charles Bruzon in April 2013.



Latest election


Summary of the 26 November 2015 Gibraltar Parliament election results



































































Party
 Votes
 %
 +/–
 Seats
 +/–
Alliance Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 70,551 47.83 +13.60 7 0
Liberal Party 30,399 20.61 +5.97 3 0
Gibraltar Social Democrats 46,545 31.56 –15.20 7 0
Total 147,495 100 0 17
0

Valid votes 15,578 94.56
Invalid/blank votes 897 5.44
Total votes cast 16,475
100
Registered voters/turnout 23,278 70.77
Source: Parliament of Gibraltar


See also



  • Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006

  • Gibraltarian constitutional referendum, 2006

  • Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament



References





  1. ^ "Composition of Parliament". Government of Gibraltar. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Marlene Hassan Nahon Resigns from GSD". gbc.gi. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016.


  3. ^ "GSD reacts to Marlene's resignation". gbc.gi. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.


  4. ^ "Now, GSD leader resigns". gibraltarpanorama.gi.


  5. ^ Benady, Tito (1996). The Streets of Gibraltar. Gibraltar Books. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-948466-37-5.


  6. ^ "The Gibraltar Parliament - Home". www.parliament.gi. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012.


  7. ^ http://chronicle.gi/2018/05/gsd-takes-hard-but-necessary-decisions-to-reunify-party/




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