1980 Gibraltar general election

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1980 Gibraltar general election
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  1976 6 February 1980 1984  

15 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly
8 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
AACR Joshua Hassan 80
DPBG Peter Isola 6+2
Socialist Labour Joe Bossano 1New
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 6 February 1980. [1] 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. [2]

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Electoral system

The electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates. [3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 28,82638.5780
Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar 24,63832.976+2
Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 17,74723.751New
Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar 3,5284.7200
Total74,739100.00150
Total votes10,636
Registered voters/turnout16,20065.65
Source: McHale, Parliament

By candidate

CandidatePartyVotes%Notes
Joshua Hassan Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,9706.65Elected
Joe Bossano Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 4,9066.56Elected
Adolfo Canepa Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,5636.11Elected
Peter Isola Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar 4,2015.62Elected
Robert Peliza Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar 3,8575.16Elected
Gerald Restano Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar 3,6014.82Elected
Isaac Abecasis Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,4784.65Elected
Reginald Valarino Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,3524.48Elected
Maurice Kenneth Featherstone Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,1384.20Elected
Francis Jesus Dellipiani Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,1314.19Elected
Horace John Zammitt Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,1054.15Elected
Brian Perez Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,0894.13Elected
William Scott Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar 2,8313.79Elected
Anthony Loddo Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar 2,8143.77Elected
Andrew Haynes Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar 2,8103.76Elected
Anthony Carreras Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar 2,5183.37
Michael Feetham Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 2,4473.27
Francis Martinez Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 2,3383.13
Joseph Gingell Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 2,0782.78
Charles Robba Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 2,0112.69
Cecil Isola Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar 2,0062.68
Joseph Victory Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 2,0032.68
Louis Sampere Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party 1,9642.63
Eric Charles Ellul Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar 1,1471.53
Joseph Triay Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar 1,1031.48
Peter Triay Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar 7240.97
Tito Benady Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar 5540.74
Total74,739100.00
Source: Parliament

References

  1. General election to the House of Assembly Parliament of Gibraltar
  2. Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN   0-313-23804-9
  3. McHale, p322