1976 Gibraltar general election

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1976 Gibraltar general election
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←  1972 29 September 1976 1980  →
15 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly
8 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
AACR Joshua Hassan 80
GDM Joe Bossano 4New
Independents –3+3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chief Minister beforeChief Minister after
Joshua Hassan
AACR 		Joshua Hassan
AACR

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 29 September 1976 . The result was a victory for the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights, which won eight of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly. [1]

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Electoral system

The electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates. [2]

Results

PartySeats+/–
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 80
Gibraltar Democratic Movement 4New
Commonwealth Party 0New
Independents3+3
Total150
Source: McHale

By candidate

CandidatePartyVotes%Notes
Joshua Hassan Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 7,2258.67Elected
Maurice Xiberras Independent 6,0297.23Elected
Adolfo Canepa Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 5,9167.10Elected
Horace John Zammitt Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 5,2936.35Elected
Joseph Bossano Gibraltar Democratic Movement 5,0216.03Elected
Aurelius Peter Montegriffo Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,8835.86Elected
Francis Jesus Dellipiani Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,4945.39Elected
Isaac Abecasis Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,4545.34Elected
Abraham Serfaty Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,3645.24Elected
Maurice Kenneth Featherstone Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,7574.51Elected
Peter Isola Independent 3,6084.33Elected
Robert Peliza Independent 3,3834.06Elected
Reginald G. Valarino Gibraltar Democratic Movement 3,3684.04Elected
John Brian Perez Gibraltar Democratic Movement 2,9693.56Elected
Gerald Restano Gibraltar Democratic Movement 2,4472.94Elected
Cecil Isola Gibraltar Democratic Movement 2,2052.65
Joseph Michael Victory Gibraltar Democratic Movement 2,0322.44
George Mascarenhas Gibraltar Democratic Movement 1,9882.39
William Isola Gibraltar Democratic Movement 1,9262.31
James Brooking Gibraltar Democratic Movement 1,8512.22
Joseph Triay Independent 1,7272.07
Joseph Gingell Independent 1,6361.96
Eric Charles Ellul Independent 1,2921.55
Mesod Benady Independent 9761.17
Alfred Joseph Gache Independent 4910.59
Total83,335100.00
Source: Parliament

References

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