1956 Gibraltar general election

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1956 Gibraltar general election
Gibraltar
← 1953 21 September 1956 1959 →
7 seats in the Legislative Council
4 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
AACR Joshua Hassan 4 +1
Commonwealth Party 1 0
Independent 2 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of the Legislative Council before President of the Legislative Council after
Sir Harold Redman
Independent		 Sir Harold Redman
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General elections were held in Gibraltar on 21 September 1956. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the legislature, winning four of the seven elected seats.[1]

Electoral system[]

The legislature was elected by proportional representation.[2]

Results[]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4 +1
Commonwealth Party 1 0
Independents 2 +1
Total 7 +2
Source: McHale

References[]

  1. ^ Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
  2. ^ McHale, p323
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