1953 Gibraltar general election
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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]The legislature was elected by single transferable vote.[2]
Campaign
[edit]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]| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 3 | 0 | |
| Independents | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: Garcia | |||
Elected members
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
- ^ a b c Joseph John Garcia (1991) The Modern Political and Constitutional Development of Gibraltar, 1940 – 1988 pp87–90
