1950 Gibraltar general election

1950 Gibraltar general election

8 November 1950 1953  →

5 seats in the Legislative Council 3 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats AACR Joshua Hassan 46.10 3 Independents – 46.24 2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. President of the Legislative Council after Kenneth Anderson Independent

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 8 November 1950. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights emerged as the largest party in the new legislature, winning three of the five elected seats. ^[1]

Electoral system

The legislature was formed in 1950 to replace Gibraltar City Council, ^[2] and was elected by single transferable vote. ^[3]

Results

Party		First preferences	%	Seats
	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights	3,250	46.10	3
	Transport and General Workers' Union Gibraltar	540	7.66	0
	Independents	3,260	46.24	2
Total		7,050	100.00	5
Source: Garcia, Gibraltar Chronicle, 9 November 1950

By candidate

Candidate	Party	Votes							Notes
		First count	Second count		Third count		Fourth count
			Transfers	Total	Transfers	Total	Transfers	Total
Albert R. Isola	Independent	2,022							Elected in the first count
Albert Risso	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights	1,112	+28	1,140	+19	1,159	+89	1,248	Elected in the fourth count
Francis Panayotti	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights	1,058	+198	1,256					Elected in the second count
Joshua Hassan	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights	1,009	+91	1,100	+21	1,121	+87	1,208	Elected in the fourth count
Louis Bruzon	Independent	671	+88	759	+10	769	+98	867	Eliminated in the fourth count
Joseph Patron	Independent	567	+399	966	+26	992	+107	1,099	Elected in the fourth count
Agustin Huart	Transport and General Workers' Union	434	+25	459	+2	461			Eliminated in the third count
R.H. Bianchi	Transport and General Workers' Union	106	+9	115	0	115			Eliminated in the third count
Abraham Serfaty	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights	71	+8	79	+2	81			Eliminated in the third count
Non-transferable votes		–	0	0	0	0	+276	276
Source: Garcia, Gibraltar Chronicle, 9 November 1950 [4]

Elected members

Albert R. Isola

Albert Risso

Francis Panayotti

Joseph Patron

Joshua Hassan

References

1. "Gibraltar Chronicle Report". 9 November 1950.
2. Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p322 ISBN   0-313-23804-9
3. Joseph John Garcia (1991) The Modern Political and Constitutional Development of Gibraltar, 1940 – 1988 pp87–90
4. Finlayson, Thomas James. "The Struggle for Democracy". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on 28 April 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2008.