1959 Gibraltar general election explained

Country:Gibraltar
Flag Year:ensign1939
Previous Election:1956
Next Election:1964
Election Date:24 September 1959
Seats For Election:7 seats in the Legislative Council
Majority Seats:4
Party1:Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Leader1:Joshua Hassan
Percentage1:41.95
Seats1:3
Last Election1:4
Party2:Transport and General Workers' Union
Percentage2:11.50
Seats2:1
Last Election2:new
Party3:Independents
Leader3:
Percentage3:46.55
Seats3:3
Last Election3:2
Speaker of the Legislative Council
Before Election:Joseph Patron
Before Party:Independent politician
After Election:Joseph Patron
After Party:Independent politician

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 23 September 1959. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the legislature, winning three of the seven elected seats.[1]

Electoral system

The legislature was elected by single transferable vote.[2]

Campaign

A total of 13 candidates contested the elections; four for the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights, four representing the Transport and General Workers' Union and five independents.[2]

Results

Elected members

MemberParty
Anthony Baldorino JnrTransport and General Workers' Union
Dorothy EllicottIndependent
Joshua HassanAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Peter IsolaIndependent
Albert RissoAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Abraham SerfatyAssociation for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Solomon SeruyaIndependent
Source: Garcia, Parliament

Notes and References

  1. Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327
  2. Joseph John Garcia (1991) The Modern Political and Constitutional Development of Gibraltar, 1940 – 1988