1959 Gibraltar general election

1959 Gibraltar general election

24 September 1959

7 seats in the Legislative Council 4 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– AACR Joshua Hassan 41.95 3 −1 TGWU 11.50 1 New Independents – 46.55 3 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker of the Legislative Council before Speaker of the Legislative Council after Joseph Patron Independent Joseph Patron Independent

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 23 September 1959. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the legislature, winning three of the seven elected seats.[1]

Electoral system

The legislature was elected by single transferable vote.[2]

Campaign

A total of 13 candidates contested the elections; four for the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights, four representing the Transport and General Workers' Union and five independents.[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights	3,583	41.95	3	–1
	Transport and General Workers' Union	982	11.50	1	New
	Independents	3,976	46.55	3	+1
Total		8,541	100.00	7	0
Source: Garcia, Parliament

Elected members

Member	Party
Anthony Baldorino Jnr	Transport and General Workers' Union
Dorothy Ellicott	Independent
Joshua Hassan	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Peter Isola	Independent
Albert Risso	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Abraham Serfaty	Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Solomon Seruya	Independent
Source: Garcia, Parliament

References

1. Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
2. Joseph John Garcia (1991) The Modern Political and Constitutional Development of Gibraltar, 1940 – 1988