General elections were held in
Gibraltar
Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...
on 6 February 1980. The result was a victory for the
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR) was a political party in Gibraltar.
History
The AACR was established in 1942 by Joshua Hassan and Albert Risso, and sought to protect the interests of families evacuated during World W ...
, which won eight of the 15 seats in the
House of Assembly
House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level.
Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible g ...
.
[Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p327 ]
Electoral system
The electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.
[McHale, p322]
Results
By candidate
References
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Gibraltar
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General
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In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
General elections in Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...
Election and referendum articles with incomplete results