1953 Gibraltar general election
General elections were held in Gibraltar on 16 September 1953. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR) remained the largest party in the legislature, winning three of the five elected seats.[1]
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Electoral system
The legislature was elected by single transferable vote.[2]
Campaign
The AACR nominated three candidates rather than five to avoid risking some candidates being defeated through vote transfers.[2] Its manifesto included the aim of a wholly elected Legislative Council and the scrapping of the single transferable vote system.[2]
Results
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
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| Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 3 | 0 | |
| Independents | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: Garcia | |||
Elected members
| Member | Party |
|---|---|
| Joshua Hassan | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights |
| Albert R. Isola | Independent |
| Albert Risso | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights |
| Abraham Serfaty | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights |
| Sergio Triay | Independent |
| Source: Garcia | |
References
- Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
- Joseph John Garcia (1991) The Modern Political and Constitutional Development of Gibraltar, 1940 – 1988 pp87–90
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