1996 Gibraltar general election

General elections were held in Gibraltar in May 1996. They were won by Peter Caruana's Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), who took over 50% of the popular vote and eight of the 15 contested seats, defeating incumbent Joe Bossano's Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party.

1996 Gibraltar general election
16 May 1996
15 seats in the House of Assembly
8 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Peter Caruana Joe Bossano
Party Social Democrats Socialist Labour
Seats won 8 7
Popular vote 66,190 54,463
Percentage 52.20% 42.95%
Chief Minister before election

Joe Bossano
Socialist Labour

 Elected Chief Minister

Peter Caruana
Social Democrats

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