1956 Gibraltar general election

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 21 September 1956. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the legislature, winning four of the seven elected seats.[1]

1956 Gibraltar general election
Gibraltar
← 1953 21 September 1956 1959 →

7 seats in the Legislative Council
4 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
AACR Joshua Hassan 48.11 4 +1
Commonwealth Juan Jose Triay 18.58 1 New
Independents 33.31 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of the Legislative Council before President of the Legislative Council after
Harold Redman
Independent
Harold Redman
Independent

Electoral system

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The legislature was elected by single transferable vote, with the number of elected seats expanded from five to seven.[2]

Campaign

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The AACR nominated four candidates, while the new Commonwealth Party nominated three.[2] Three candidates ran as independents.[2]

Results

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PartyFirst preferences%Seats+/–
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights3,54648.114+1
Commonwealth Party1,36918.581New
Independents2,45533.3120
Total7,370100.007+2
Source: Garcia, Parliament

Elected members

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Member Party
John Alcantara Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Joshua Hassan Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Peter Isola Independent
Albert Risso Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Abraham Serfaty Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Solomon Seruya Independent
Juan Jose Triay Commonwealth Party
Source: Garcia, Parliament

References

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  1. ^ Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
  2. ^ a b c Joseph John Garcia (1991) The Modern Political and Constitutional Development of Gibraltar, 1940 – 1988 p119