1976 Gibraltar general election

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15 seats in the House of Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Seats +/– AACR Joshua Hassan 8 0 GDM Joe Bossano 4 New Independents – 3 +3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Chief Minister before Chief Minister after Joshua Hassan AACR Joshua Hassan AACR

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General elections were held in Gibraltar on 29 September 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]

Results