Gibraltar general election, 1976

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General elections were held in Gibraltar in 1976. 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.^[1]

Electoral system

The electoral system for the House of Assembly allowed each voter to vote for up to eight candidates.^[2]

Party	Seats	+/–
Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights	8	0
Gibraltar Democratic Movement	4	New
Commonwealth Party	0	New
Independents	3	New
Total	15	0
Source: McHale

↑ Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
↑ McHale, p322

Elections and referendums in Gibraltar

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