1972 Gibraltar general election House of Assembly
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Early general elections were held in Gibraltar on 23 June 1972.[ 1] Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights , which won eight of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly .[ 2] [ 3]
Background
The 1969 elections had seen the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights emerge as the largest party in the legislature, winning seven of the 15 seats. However, the opposition Integration with Britain Party and the Isola Group between them held eight seats, and were able to form a government. In 1972 a member of the Isola Group defected, resulting in early elections being called.[ 4]
Electoral system
The electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.[ 5]
Results
By candidate
Candidate Party Votes % Notes Joshua Hassan Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 5,001 6.84 Elected Adolfo Canepa Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,770 6.53 Elected Aurelius Peter Montegriffo Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,713 6.45 Elected Isaac Abecasis Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,712 6.45 Elected Maurice Kenneth Featherstone Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,681 6.40 Elected Abraham Serfaty Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,670 6.39 Elected Horace John Zammitt Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,604 6.30 Elected James Leonard Hoare Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4,571 6.25 Elected Robert Peliza Integration with Britain Party 4,516 6.18 Elected Maurice Xiberras Integration with Britain Party 4,502 6.16 Elected Peter Isola Integration with Britain Party 4,496 6.15 Elected William Isola Integration with Britain Party 4,411 6.03 Elected Joseph Bossano Integration with Britain Party 4,383 6.00 Elected Joseph Caruana Integration with Britain Party 4,369 5.98 Elected Lloyd Devincenzi Sr. Integration with Britain Party 4,361 5.97 Elected Angela Smith Independent 4,339 5.94 Total 73,099 100.00 Source: Parliament
References
^ Official Records United Nations , 1972, p39^ Gibraltar: Report ^ Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe , Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
^ McHale, p326
^ McHale, p322
