Though, Gibraltar is the overseas territory of British, but it has its own self government. The Government of Gibraltar falls in the category of Parliamentary Representative Democratic.
Gibraltar Election is conducted to choose a legislature on a national level. The seventeen members of the Gibraltar parliament is elected by the vote of the electorate of Gibraltar. The Election system followed in
Gibraltar Elections is the partial bloc voting. They are elected for a term of four years and each voter can vote for eight candidates. The electoral bloc with maximum votes gets about eight seats followed by those who secure seven seats.
In the last Election of Gibraltar in the year 2003, Gibraltar Social Democrats Party secured 8 seats and Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party secured five seats followed by Gibraltar Liberal party two seats.
In the past elections in Gibraltar party which secured maximum number of seats are:
- Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights - 8 seats in 1984
- Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party- 8 seats in 1984
- Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party- 8 seats in 1988
- Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party- 8 seats in 1992
- Gibraltar Social Democrats- 8 seats in 1996
- Gibraltar Social Democrats- 8 seats in 2000
