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]

1980 Gibraltar general election

6 February 1980
15 seats in the House of Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± AACR Joshua Hassan 8 0 Socialist Labour Peter Isola 6 +2 GSLP Joe Bossano 1 New 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

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	+/–
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

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