1976 Gibraltar general election

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1976 Gibraltar general election
Gibraltar
← 1972 29 September 1976 1980 →
15 seats in the House of Assembly
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
AACR Joshua Hassan 8 0
DPBG Joe Bossano 4 New
Independent 3 +3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chief Minister before Chief Minister after
Sir Joshua Hassan
AACR		 Sir Joshua Hassan
AACR
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General elections were held in Gibraltar on 29 September 1976 . 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.[1]

Electoral system[]

The electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.[2]

Results[]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 8 0
Gibraltar Democratic Movement 4 New
Commonwealth Party 0 New
Independents 3 +3
Total 15 0
Source: McHale

References[]

  1. ^ Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
  2. ^ McHale, p322
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