1969 Gibraltar general election
1969 Gibraltar general election 15 seats in the House of Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
General elections were held in Gibraltar on 30 July 1969 . The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the House of Assembly , winning seven of the 15 seats.[1] However, the opposition Integration with Britain Party and Isola Group held eight seats between them and were able to form a government, marking the first time since 1950 that the AACR had been out of power.[2]
Electoral system
Until 1969 the legislature had been elected by single transferable vote . However, in 1969 the voting system was changed to allow each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.[3]
Results
References
^ Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe , Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
^ McHale, p326
^ McHale, p322