1980 Gibraltar general election
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]
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Electoral system
The electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 8 | 0 | ||
| Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | 6 | +2 | ||
| Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 1 | New | ||
| Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | ||
| Source: McHale | ||||
References
- General election to the House of Assembly Parliament of Gibraltar
- Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
- McHale, p322
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