1964 Gibraltar general election explained

Country:Gibraltar
Flag Year:ensign1939
Previous Election:1959
Next Election:1969
Election Date:11 September 1964
Seats For Election:11 seats in the Legislative Council
Majority Seats:6
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
Leader1:Joshua Hassan
Seats1:5
Last Election1:3
Party2:Independents
Leader2:
Seats2:6
Last Election2:3
Chief Minister
Before Election:Joshua Hassan
Before Party:Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
After Election:Joshua Hassan
After Party:Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 11 September 1964. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the legislature, winning five of the eleven seats.[1]

Electoral system

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

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