1969 Gibraltar general election House of Assembly
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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] 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]
Electoral system
Until 1969 the legislature had been elected by single transferable vote . However, in 1969 the voting system was changed to limited voting , with each voter allowed to vote for up to eight candidates.[ 3]
Results
By candidate
Candidate Party Votes % Notes Joshua Hassan Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 7,086 9.86 Elected Peter Isola Isola Group 5,688 7.91 Elected Robert Peliza Integration with Britain Party 5,495 7.65 Elected Maurice Xiberras Integration with Britain Party 5,414 7.53 Elected Abraham Serfaty Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,956 5.50 Elected Aurelius Peter Montegriffo Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,872 5.39 Elected Emilius Joseph Alvarez Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,817 5.31 Elected Maurice Kenneth Featherstone Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,691 5.14 Elected Alfred Joseph Gache Isola Group 3,566 4.96 Elected Isaac Abecasis Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3,461 4.82 Elected Concepcion Anes Integration with Britain Party 3,406 4.74 Elected Joseph Caruana Integration with Britain Party 3,405 4.74 Elected Lloyd DeVincenzi Sr. Integration with Britain Party 3,283 4.57 Elected William Isola Isola Group 3,031 4.22 Elected James Leonard Hoare Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 2,921 4.06 Elected Augustus Victor Stagnetto Independent 2,815 3.92 Francis Gonzalez 2,564 3.57 Julius Gonzalez 2,478 3.45 Anthony John Baldorino Independent 1,927 2.68 Total 71,876 100.00 Source: Parliament , Garcia
References
^ Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe , Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
^ McHale, p326
^ McHale, p322
