1959 Gibraltar general election

1959 Gibraltar general election

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7 seats in the Legislative Council 4 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– AACR Joshua Hassan 41.95 3 −1 TGWU 11.50 1 New Independents – 46.55 3 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker of the Legislative Council before Speaker of the Legislative Council after Joseph Patron Independent Joseph Patron Independent

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General elections were held in Gibraltar on 23 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 single transferable vote.^[2]

Campaign

A total of 13 candidates contested the elections; four for the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights, four representing the Transport and General Workers' Union and five independents.^[2]

Results

Elected members

References