Country: | Gibraltar |
Flag Year: | ensign1939 |
Previous Election: | 1964 |
Next Election: | 1972 |
Election Date: | 30 July 1969 |
Seats For Election: | 15 seats in the House of Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 8 |
Nopercentage: | yes |
Party1: | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights |
Leader1: | Joshua Hassan |
Seats1: | 7 |
Last Election1: | 5 |
Party2: | Integration with Britain Party |
Leader2: | Robert Peliza |
Seats2: | 5 |
Last Election2: | new |
Party3: | Isola Group |
Leader3: | William and Peter Isola |
Seats3: | 3 |
Last Election3: | new |
Chief Minister | |
Before Election: | Joshua Hassan |
Before Party: | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights |
After Election: | Robert Peliza |
After Party: | Integration with Britain Party |
General elections were held in Gibraltar on Wednesday 30 July 1969 . The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the House of Assembly, winning seven of the 15 seats.[1] However, the opposition Integration with Britain Party and Isola Group held eight seats between them and were able to form a government, marking the first time since 1950 that the AACR had been out of power.[2]
Until 1969 the legislature had been elected by single transferable vote. However, in 1969 the voting system was changed to limited voting, with each voter allowed to vote for up to eight candidates.[3]