1969 Gibraltar general election

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1969 Gibraltar general election
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  1964 30 July 1969 1972  

15 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly
8 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
AACR Joshua Hassan 7+2
IWBP Robert Peliza 5New
Isola Group William and Peter Isola 3New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chief Minister beforeChief Minister after
Joshua Hassan
AACR
Robert Peliza
IWBP

General elections were held in Gibraltar on Wednesday 30 July 1969 . The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the House of Assembly, winning seven of the 15 seats. [1] However, the opposition Integration with Britain Party and Isola Group held eight seats between them and were able to form a government, marking the first time since 1950 that the AACR had been out of power. [2]

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Electoral system

Until 1969 the legislature had been elected by single transferable vote. However, in 1969 the voting system was changed to limited voting, with each voter allowed to vote for up to eight candidates. [3]

Results

PartySeats+/–
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 7+2
Integration with Britain Party 5New
Isola Group 3New
Independents0–6
Total15+4
Source: McHale

By candidate

CandidatePartyVotes%Notes
Joshua Hassan Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 7,0869.86Elected
Peter Isola Isola Group 5,6887.91Elected
Robert Peliza Integration with Britain Party 5,4957.65Elected
Maurice Xiberras Integration with Britain Party 5,4147.53Elected
Abraham Serfaty Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,9565.50Elected
Aurelius Peter Montegriffo Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,8725.39Elected
Emilius Joseph Alvarez Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,8175.31Elected
Maurice Kenneth Featherstone Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,6915.14Elected
Alfred Joseph Gache Isola Group 3,5664.96Elected
Isaac Abecasis Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,4614.82Elected
Concepcion Anes Integration with Britain Party 3,4064.74Elected
Joseph Caruana Integration with Britain Party 3,4054.74Elected
Lloyd DeVincenzi Sr. Integration with Britain Party 3,2834.57Elected
William Isola Isola Group 3,0314.22Elected
James Leonard Hoare Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 2,9214.06Elected
Augustus Victor Stagnetto Independent2,8153.92
Francis Gonzalez2,5643.57
Julius Gonzalez 2,4783.45
Anthony John Baldorino Independent1,9272.68
Total71,876100.00
Source: Parliament, Garcia

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References

  1. Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN   0-313-23804-9
  2. McHale, p326
  3. McHale, p322