1953 Gibraltar general election
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16 September 1953
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5 seats in the Legislative Council 3 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Gibraltar on 16 September 1953. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR) remained the largest party in the legislature, winning three of the five elected seats.[1]
Electoral system
[edit | edit source]The legislature was elected by single transferable vote.[2]
Incumbent members (from 1950)
[edit | edit source]| Candidate | Party | Seeking re-election? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert R. Isola | Independent | Yes | |
| Albert Risso | AACR | Yes | |
| Francis Panayotti | AACR | No | |
| Joseph Patron | Independent | No | |
| Joshua Hassan | AACR | Yes | |
Campaign
[edit | edit source]The AACR nominated three candidates rather than five to avoid risking some candidates being defeated through vote transfers.[2] Its manifesto included the aim of a wholly elected Legislative Council and the scrapping of the single transferable vote system.[2]
Results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 3 | 0 | |
| Independents | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: Garcia[2] | |||
Elected members
[edit | edit source]| Member | Party |
|---|---|
| Joshua Hassan | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights |
| Albert R. Isola | Independent |
| Albert Risso | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights |
| Abraham Serfaty | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights |
| Sergio Triay | Independent |
| Source: Garcia[2] | |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d e Joseph John Garcia (1991) The Modern Political and Constitutional Development of Gibraltar, 1940 – 1988 pp87–90
