2015 Gibraltar general election

Fabian Picardo Socialist Labour Fabian Picardo Socialist Labour General elections were held in Gibraltar on 26 November 2015 to elect all 17 members to the third Gibraltar Parliament.

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced the date of the election on Monday 19 October 2015 during a speech on the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation.

[1] Under section 38(2) of the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006, the parliament must be dissolved by the Governor four years after its first meeting following the last election (unless the Chief Minister advises the Governor to dissolve parliament sooner).

[2][3] In October 2015, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced that the election would take place on 26 November.

The UK-based UK Independence Party announced in 2014 that it was planning on fielding candidates for the first time in Gibraltar's next general election.