General elections were held 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...

 on 11 October 2007. The incumbent Chief Minister Peter Caruana

Peter Caruana

Peter Richard Caruana, QC is a Gibraltarian politician, and has been Chief Minister of Gibraltar since 1996, when his party, the Gibraltar Social Democrats , first came to power. His party was re-elected to office in 2000, 2003 and 2007...

 narrowly won a fourth term, but opposition leader Joe Bossano

Joe Bossano

Joseph "Joe" John Bossano is a Gibraltarian politician, and the former leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party. He was Chief Minister of Gibraltar from 25 March 1988 to 17 May 1996. He served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Gibraltar Parliament from its founding in 1978 until April...

 had a very strong showing. Joe Bossano noted that this would be his last term as an MP

Member of Parliament

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, and joked that he would not join the government, despite receiving a higher personal vote than some members of the 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).

The GSD

GSD

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 had ten candidates (all of which were elected), Bossano's party the 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) had seven candidates (four of which were elected) and the 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) led by Dr. Joseph Garcia

Joseph Garcia

The Hon. Dr. Joseph Garcia MP, PhD is a Gibraltarian historian and politician, and the current leader of the Gibraltar Liberal Party, part of the official opposition in the current Government of Gibraltar, controlling two of the fifteen seats in the Gibraltar Parliament...

 had three candidates (all of which were elected). The 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....

 (PDP) fielded six candidates five of who obtained the least votes in the election after a lack lustre campaign. Two independents were unable to break through Gibraltar's party block vote system but did relatively well. They were the right wing

Right-wing politics

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 lawyer Charles Gomez

Charles Gomez

Charles A. Gomez LL.B. of counsel is a Gibraltarian lawyer and one time politician, and founder of the right of centre New Gibraltar Democracy Party...

 of 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...

 and Richard Martinez of the Parental Support Group.

An exit poll

Exit poll

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 organised by the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation

Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation

The Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation is Gibraltar's public service broadcaster. It has provided the community with a radio and television service since 1963.-History:...

 (GBC) had given victory to the GSLP/Liberal coalition

Political coalition

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, but as counting progressed this proved incorrect.