| Country: | Gibraltar |
| Flag Year: | ensign1939 |
| Previous Election: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1984 |
| Election Date: | 6 February 1980 |
| 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: | 8 |
| Last Election1: | 8 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar |
| Leader2: | Peter Isola |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Last Election2: | 4 |
| Party3: | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party |
| Leader3: | Joe Bossano |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Last Election3: | new |
| 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 6 February 1980.[1] The result was a victory for the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights, which won eight of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly.[2]
The electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.[3]