1980 Gibraltar general election

1980 Gibraltar general election
Gibraltar
← 1976 6 February 1980 1984 →

15 seats in the House of Assembly
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
AACR Joshua Hassan 8 0
DPBG Peter Isola 6 +2
Socialist Labour Joe Bossano 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chief Minister before Chief Minister after
Joshua Hassan
AACR
Joshua Hassan
AACR

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 6 February 1980.[1] 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.[2]

Electoral system

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The electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.[3]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights80
Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar6+2
Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party1New
Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar00
Total150
Total votes10,636
Registered voters/turnout16,20065.65
Source: McHale, Parliament

By candidate

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CandidatePartyVotes%Notes
Joshua HassanAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights4,9706.65Elected
Joseph BossanoGibraltar Socialist Labour Party4,9066.56Elected
Adolfo CanepaAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights4,5636.11Elected
Peter IsolaDemocratic Party for a British Gibraltar4,2015.62Elected
Robert PelizaDemocratic Party for a British Gibraltar3,8575.16Elected
Gerald RestanoDemocratic Party for a British Gibraltar3,6014.82Elected
Isaac AbecasisAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,4784.65Elected
Reginald ValarinoAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,3524.48Elected
Maurice Kenneth FeatherstoneAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,1384.20Elected
Francis Jesus DellipianiAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,1314.19Elected
Horace John ZammittAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,1054.15Elected
Brian PerezAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,0894.13Elected
William ScottDemocratic Party for a British Gibraltar2,8313.79Elected
Anthony LoddoDemocratic Party for a British Gibraltar2,8143.77Elected
Andrew HaynesDemocratic Party for a British Gibraltar2,8103.76Elected
Anthony CarrerasDemocratic Party for a British Gibraltar2,5183.37
Michael FeethamGibraltar Socialist Labour Party2,4473.27
Francis MartinezGibraltar Socialist Labour Party2,3383.13
Joseph GingellGibraltar Socialist Labour Party2,0782.78
Charles RobbaGibraltar Socialist Labour Party2,0112.69
Cecil IsolaDemocratic Party for a British Gibraltar2,0062.68
Joseph VictoryGibraltar Socialist Labour Party2,0032.68
Louis SampereGibraltar Socialist Labour Party1,9642.63
Eric Charles EllulParty for the Autonomy of Gibraltar1,1471.53
Joseph TriayParty for the Autonomy of Gibraltar1,1031.48
Peter TriayParty for the Autonomy of Gibraltar7240.97
Tito BenadyParty for the Autonomy of Gibraltar5540.74
Total74,739100.00
Source: Parliament, Garcia

References

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  1. ^ General election to the House of Assembly Parliament of Gibraltar
  2. ^ Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
  3. ^ McHale, p322