2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar explained

Country:Gibraltar
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2004 European Parliament election in Gibraltar
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2014 European Parliament election in Gibraltar
Next Year:2014
Seats For Election:Contributes towards 6 seats to the European Parliament
Election Date:4 June 2009
Image1:David Cameron official.jpg
Leader1:David Cameron
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Alliance1:Gibraltar Social Democrats
Popular Vote1:3,721
Percentage1:53.30%
Swing1:17.37pp
Leader2:Gordon Brown
Leader Since2:24 June 2007
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Alliance2:Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
Popular Vote2:1,328
Percentage2:19.02%
Swing2:9.42pp
Image3:Nick Clegg by the 2009 budget cropped.jpg
Leader3:Nick Clegg
Leader Since3:18 December 2007
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alliance3:Liberal Party of Gibraltar
Popular Vote3:1,269
Percentage3:18.18%
Swing3:10.47pp

European Parliament elections were held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar (which formed part of the European Parliament constituency of South West England and Gibraltar) on 4 June 2009, with the results announced on 7 June 2009. The Conservatives won with 51% of the votes.[1] Turnout was 35% in Gibraltar, below the 39% for the electoral region as a whole. The turnout in the territory was significantly lower than the percentage from 2004, which was 58%.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reyes, Brian . LANDSLIDE FOR TORIES DISAPPOINTMENT FOR LABOUR . Gibraltar Chronicle . 2009-06-08 . 2009-06-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090610233104/http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=16340 . June 10, 2009.