At stake in this election:

• 17 seats in the House of Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
• Head of Government: Chief Minister Peter CARUANA
• Assembly: Gibraltar has a unicameral House of Assembly with 18 seats.

* The Queen is represented by Governor and Commander-in-Chief Sir Robert FULTON.

Description of electoral system:

• The Queen is the hereditary head of state.
• The Chief Minister is appointed by the governor-general.
• In the House of Assembly, 17 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms and 1 members are appointed for the Speaker to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD)
  • Leader: Peter CARUANA
  • Seats won in this election: 10
  • Seats won in last election: 8
• Coalition: Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party/Gibraltar Liberal Party Coalition (GSLP/GLP)**
  • Leader: Joseph John BOSSANO
  • Seats won in this election: 7
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Progressive Democratic Party (PDP)
  • Leader: Joseph GARCIA
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 2

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 27,884 (July 2005 est.)
• Registered Voters: N/A