2004 European Parliament election in Gibraltar information
2004 European Parliament election in Gibraltar
10 June 2004
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7 seats in the European Parliament
First party
Second party
Leader
Michael Howard
Tony Blair
Party
Conservative
Labour
Alliance
Social Democrats
Socialist Labour
Leader since
6 November 2003
21 July 1994
Popular vote
8,297
1,127
Percentage
70.67%
9.60%
EP group
ED, within EPP-ED
PES
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Caroline Lucas
Charles Kennedy
Party
Green
Liberal Democrats
Alliance
Reform
Liberal
Leader since
2003
9 August 1999
Popular vote
1,058
905
Percentage
9.01%
7.71%
EP group
Greens–EFA
ALDE
European Parliament elections were held for the first time in Gibraltar on 10 June 2004 as part of European Union-wide elections. Although part of the European Union, Gibraltar had never before voted in European Parliamentary elections, in part due to its small electorate of just over 20,000 which would cause Gibraltar to be over-represented by about 30 times if even a single seat were to be assigned.
This disenfranchisement applied by the United Kingdom was successfully challenged before the European Court of Human Rights in 1999. As a result, from 2004 Gibraltar was included by the United Kingdom within the South West England region for electoral purposes.
Spain took a complaint about Gibraltar participating in EU elections to the Court of Justice of the European Union, objecting to the enfranchisement of Commonwealth citizens and the creation of a combined electoral region, but its case was unsuccessful.[1]
None of the main Gibraltar political parties contested the election, so voters chose from United Kingdom party lists. However, Lyana Armstrong-Emery of the small Reform Party had a place on a joint list with the Green Party.
Michael Howard addresses voters outside the Gibraltar House of Assembly (now the Gibraltar Parliament).
The Conservative Party polled over two-thirds of the Gibraltar vote, with no other party exceeding 10% support. This was in large part due to the perception that the Labour Government in Britain had "betrayed" Gibraltar by attempting to negotiate a constitutional settlement involving joint sovereignty with Spain.[2] This arrangement was rejected overwhelmingly by Gibraltarians in the 2002 sovereignty referendum. The Conservatives were perceived as being unequivocal in their support for Gibraltar's continued British status. In addition, both the leader of the Conservative Party, Michael Howard, and his deputy, Michael Ancram, flew in to rally support. Before the election, the local Conservatives mounted a vigorous campaign.
^"EUR-Lex – 62004CJ0145 – EN – EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu.
^Wilkinson, Isambard (18 May 2004). "The Tories won't let you down, Howard tells Gibraltar". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
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