1959 Gibraltar general election

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1959 Gibraltar general election
Gibraltar
← 1956 24 September 1959 1964 →

7 seats in the Legislative Council
4 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
AACR Joshua Hassan 3 -1
Independent 4 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker of the Legislative Council before Speaker of the Legislative Council after

Independent

Independent

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 24 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 proportional representation.[2]

Results[]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 3 –1
Independents 4 +2
Total 7 0
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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