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Liberal Party of Gibraltar
Leader	Joseph Garcia
Founded	1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Preceded by	National Party of Gibraltar
Headquarters	95 Irish Town, Gibraltar
Youth wing	Gibraltar Liberal Youth
Ideology	Liberalism Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism Gibraltar self-determination
Political position	Centre to centre-left
National affiliation	GSLP–Liberal Alliance
European affiliation	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
International affiliation	Liberal International
British affiliation	Liberal Democrats
Colours	Red and white
Gibraltar Parliament	2 / 17
Website
www.liberal.gi
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The Liberal Party of Gibraltar (Libs or LPG) is a liberal political party in Gibraltar. It was founded in 1991 as the Gibraltar National Party and is led by Dr. Joseph Garcia. The LPG forms the GSLP–Liberal Alliance in partnership with the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party.

Policy

In line with most liberal parties, the party describes their political philosophy as being based on notions of people deciding their own future, and are committed to Gibraltarian self-determination regarding constitutional arrangements.

The party believes in "freedom, responsibility, tolerance, social justice and equality of opportunity: these are the central values of liberalism, and they remain the principles on which an open society must be built. These principles require a careful balance of strong civil societies, democratic government, free markets, and international cooperation".

The party makes its stance on economic policy very clear, stating that "open societies need open markets. A liberal, open and tolerant society requires a market economy. Political freedom and economic freedom belong together".

Elections

In the 1992 election to the Gibraltar House of Assembly, the party (as the GNP) won 4.7%% of the popular vote and no seats.

In the 1996 election the GNP won 4.68% of the popular vote and no seats.

In the 1999 by-election, following the death of GSLP Opposition MP Robert Mor, Liberal Party leader Dr. Joseph Garcia won 51.46% of the popular vote and the seat. He was the first joint GSLP/Liberal candidate to contest an election.

In the 2000 election the party won (in alliance with the GSLP) 14.95% of the popular vote and 2 seats.

In the 2003 election the party won (in alliance with the GSLP) 14.61% of the popular vote and 2 seats.

In the 2007 election to the newly named (and re-organized) Gibraltar Parliament, the party won (in alliance with the GSLP) 13.65% of the popular vote and 3 seats.

In the 2011 election, the party won (in alliance with the GSLP) 14.64% of the popular vote and 3 seats forming the new Government of Gibraltar.

In the 2013 by-election, following the death of Housing Minister Charles Bruzon (GSLP), the Liberal Party backed the GSLP candidate Albert Isola, who has won 49.84% of the popular vote to fill in the vacant seat.

In the 2015 election, the party won (in alliance with the GSLP) 20.61% of the popular vote and 3 seats.

Election results

Parliament of Gibraltar

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
1992	2,158	4.7	0 / 15		Extra-parliamentary
1996	5,932	4.68	0 / 15		Extra-parliamentary
2000	17,286	14.95	2 / 15	1	Opposition
2003	16,538	14.61	2 / 15		Opposition
2007	21,120	13.65	3 / 17	1	Opposition
2011	25,590	14.64	3 / 17		Coalition
2015	30,399	20.61	3 / 17		Coalition
2019	24,546	15.50	3 / 17		Coalition
2023	26,241	14.60	2 / 17	1	Coalition

By-elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
1999	4,395	51.47	1 / 1	1

European Parliament

Gibraltar was part of the South West England constituency in the European parliament and its major parties formed joint ticket alliances with the major UK parties. From 2004 until Brexit, the Liberal Party of Gibraltar was in an alliance with the Liberal Democrats.

Election	Party		SW England		Gibraltar		Seats	+/–
			Votes	%	Votes	%
2004		Liberal Democrats	265,619	18.3	905	7.6	1 / 7
2009		Liberal Democrats	266,253	17.2	1,269	18.2	1 / 7
2014		Liberal Democrats	160,376	10.7	4,822	67.2	0 / 6	1
2019		Liberal Democrats	385,095	23.2	7,270	77.4	2 / 6	2

Affiliations

The Liberal Party of Gibraltar is a member of the Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, having joined the latter in November 2014. It is also a 'Sister Party' of the United Kingdom Liberal Democrats and contested the South-West England constituency at European Parliamentary elections on a joint ticket with them taking place six on the party list.

Current LPG MPs

• Joseph Garcia (since 1999)
• Leslie Bruzon (since 2023)

See also

• List of liberal parties

References

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External links

• Official website
• Former official website

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