1950 Gibraltar general election
General elections were held in Gibraltar on 8 November 1950. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights emerged as the largest party in the new legislature, winning 3 of the five elected seats.[1]
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5 seats in the Legislative Council 3 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system
The legislature was formed in 1950 to replace Gibraltar City Council,[2] and was elected by proportional representation.[3]
Results
| Candidate | 1st Count | 2nd Count | 3rd Count | 4th Count | Order in which elected | |||
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| Transfer of Isola Surplus | Result | Transfer of Panayotti Surplus | Result | Transfer of Huart, Bianchi, Serfaty Surplus | Result | |||
| R.H. Bianchi (Ind) | 106 | +9 | 115 | 115 | ||||
| L.F. Bruzon (Ind) | 671 | +88 | 759 | +10 | 769 | +98 | 867 | |
| Joshua Hassan (A.A.C.R) | 1009 | +91 | 1100 | +21 | 1121 | +87 | 1208 | Joshua Hassan 4th |
| A.E. Huart (Ind) | 434 | +25 | 459 | +2 | 461 | |||
| A. R. Isola (Ind) | 2022 | -846 | 1176 | 1176 | 1176 | A. R. Isola 1st | ||
| F Panayotti Jnr (A.A.C.R) | 1058 | +198 | 1256 | -80 | 1176 | 1176 | F Panayotti Jnr 2nd | |
| Major Joseph Patron (Ind) | 567 | +399 | 966 | +26 | 992 | +107 | 1099 | Major J Patron 5th |
| Albert Risso (A.A.C.R) | 1112 | +28 | 1140 | +19 | 1159 | +89 | 1248 | Albert Risso 3rd |
| Serfaty (Ind | 71 | +8 | 79 | +2 | 81 | |||
| Non-Transferable | 276 | |||||||
| Source: Reproduction of table drawn up by the Gibraltar Chronicle (1950) 9th November | ||||||||
References
- "Gibraltar Chronicle Report". 9 November 1950.
- McHale, p322
- McHale, p323
- Finlayson, Thomas James. "The Struggle for Democracy". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on 28 April 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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