1969 Gibraltar general election

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]

1969 Gibraltar general election
Gibraltar
← 1964 30 July 1969 1972 →

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

Electoral system

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

Results

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PartySeats+/–
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights7+2
Integration with Britain Party5New
Isola Group3New
Independents0–6
Total15+4
Source: McHale

By candidate

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CandidatePartyVotes%Notes
Joshua HassanAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights7,0869.86Elected
Peter IsolaIsola Group5,6887.91Elected
Robert PelizaIntegration with Britain Party5,4957.65Elected
Maurice XiberrasIntegration with Britain Party5,4147.53Elected
Abraham SerfatyAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,9565.50Elected
Aurelius Peter MontegriffoAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,8725.39Elected
Emilius Joseph AlvarezAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,8175.31Elected
Maurice Kenneth FeatherstoneAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,6915.14Elected
Alfred Joseph GacheIsola Group3,5664.96Elected
Isaac AbecasisAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,4614.82Elected
Concepcion AnesIntegration with Britain Party3,4064.74Elected
Joseph CaruanaIntegration with Britain Party3,4054.74Elected
Lloyd DeVincenzi Sr.Integration with Britain Party3,2834.57Elected
William IsolaIsola Group3,0314.22Elected
James Leonard HoareAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights2,9214.06Elected
Augustus Victor StagnettoIndependent2,8153.92
Francis Gonzalez2,5643.57
Julius Gonzalez2,4783.45
Anthony John BaldorinoIndependent1,9272.68
Total71,876100.00
Source: Parliament, Garcia

References

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