The Isola Group was a right-wing political faction in
Gibraltar in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was led by brothers
Peter Isola
Peter Joseph Isola, OBE, GMH (Gibraltar, 1929 – 28 January 2006 ), was a Gibraltarian politician and lawyer. He succeeded Maurice Xiberras as leader of the Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar (DPBG).
Early life and career
Isola was bor ...
and
William Isola, and was deemed to represent the business community.
[Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p326 ]
History
The Group was formed prior to the
1969 elections, in which it won three 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 gover ...
. Although the
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights emerged as the largest party with seven seats, the
Integration with Britain Party
The Integration with Britain Party (IWBP) was a political party in Gibraltar. Although it never won an election, it was briefly in power from 1969 to 1972 when Robert Peliza of the IWBP was Chief Minister.
History
The party was established in ...
and the Isola Group between them held eight seats, and were able to form a government led by
Robert Peliza
Sir Robert John Peliza KBE GMH ED (16 November 1920 – 12 December 2011) was a Gibraltarian politician.
Career
He founded and led the Integration with Britain Party and was the second Chief Minister of Gibraltar serving in office from 6 A ...
.
[
In 1972 one of the Group's members defected, triggering an early elections. The Isola Group lost all three seats, and subsequently disbanded. Peter Isola later returned to politics as the leader of the Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar.][McHale, p325]
References
{{Gibraltar political parties
Defunct political parties in Gibraltar