1972 Gibraltar general election

none Gibraltar ensign1939 1969 1976 23 June 1972 15 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly 8 yes Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights Joshua Hassan 8 7 Integration with Britain Party Robert Peliza 7 5 Chief Minister Robert Peliza Integration with Britain Party Joshua Hassan Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights Early general elections were held in Gibraltar on 23 June 1972.Official Records, Volumes 1-5, United Nations, 1972, p39 The result was a victory for the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights, which won eight of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly.Gibraltar: Report, H.M. Stationery Office, 1972, p114Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 0-313-23804-9 Background The 1969 elections had seen the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights emerge as the largest party in the legislature, winning seven of the 15 seats. However, the opposition Integration with Britain Party and the Isola Group between them held eight seats, and were able to form a government. In 1972 a member of the Isola Group defected, resulting in early elections being called.McHale, p326 Electoral system The electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.McHale, p322 Results file:Gibraltar_Parliament_1972.svg Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 8 +1 Integration with Britain Party 7 +2 Isola Group 0 –1 0 McHale By candidate Notes Joshua Hassan Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 5001 Elected Adolfo Canepa Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4770 Elected Aurelius Peter Montegriffo Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4713 Elected Isaac Abecasis Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4712 Elected Maurice Kenneth Featherstone Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4681 Elected Abraham Serfaty Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4670 Elected Horace J. Zammitt Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4604 Elected James Leonard Hoare Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights 4571 Elected Robert Peliza Integration with Britain Party 4516 Elected Maurice Xiberras Integration with Britain Party 4502 Elected Peter Isola Integration with Britain Party 4496 Elected William Isola Integration with Britain Party 4411 Elected Joseph Bossano Integration with Britain Party 4383 Elected Joseph Caruana Integration with Britain Party 4369 Elected Lloyd Devincenzi Sr. Integration with Britain Party 4361 Elected Angela Smith Independent 4339 Parliament References Gibraltar General Category:General elections in Gibraltar Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Gibraltar