1953 Gibraltar general election

1953 Gibraltar general election

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

Party Leader Seats +/– AACR Joshua Hassan 3 0 Independents – 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. President of the Legislative Council before President of the Legislative Council after Gordon MacMillan Independent Gordon MacMillan Independent

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 16 September 1953. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR) remained the largest party in the legislature, winning three of the five elected seats. ^[1]

Electoral system

The legislature was elected by single transferable vote. ^[2]

Incumbent members (from 1950)

Candidate		Party	Seeking re-election?
	Albert R. Isola	Independent	Yes
	Albert Risso	AACR	Yes
	Francis Panayotti	AACR	No
	Joseph Patron	Independent	No
	Joshua Hassan	AACR	Yes

Campaign

The AACR nominated three candidates rather than five to avoid risking some candidates being defeated through vote transfers. ^[2] Its manifesto included the aim of a wholly elected Legislative Council and the scrapping of the single transferable vote system. ^[2]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights	3	0
	Independents	2	0
Total		5	0
Source: Garcia

Elected members

Member	Party
Joshua Hassan	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Albert R. Isola	Independent
Albert Risso	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Abraham Serfaty	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Sergio Triay	Independent
Source: Garcia

References

1. Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN   0-313-23804-9
2. Joseph John Garcia (1991) The Modern Political and Constitutional Development of Gibraltar, 1940 – 1988 pp87–90