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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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system
editThe electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.[3]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 8 | 0 | |||
| Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | 6 | +2 | |||
| Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 1 | New | |||
| Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 10,636 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 16,200 | 65.65 | |||
| Source: McHale, Parliament | |||||
By candidate
editReferences
edit- ^ General election to the House of Assembly Parliament of Gibraltar
- ^ Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
- ^ McHale, p322