Gibraltar general election, 1969

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General elections were held in Gibraltar in 1969. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the House of Assembly, winning seven of the 15 seats.^[1] However, the opposition Integration with Britain Party and Isola Group held eight seats between them and were able to form a government, marking the first time since 1950 that the AACR had been out of power.^[2]

Electoral system

Until 1969 the legislature had been elected by proportional representation.^[3] However, in 1969 the voting system was changed to allow each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.^[4]

Results

References

Elections and referendums in Gibraltar General elections 1921 1950 1953 1956 1959 1964 1969 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 next By-elections 1991 1999 2013 European elections 2004 2009 2014 2019 Referendums 1967 2002 2006 Proposed EU referendum