1972 Gibraltar general election
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{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Gibraltar
| flag_year = ensign1939
| previous_election = 1969
| next_election = 1976
| election_date = 23 June 1972
| seats_for_election = 15 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly
| majority_seats = 8
| nopercentage = yes
| party1 = Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
| leader1 = Joshua Hassan
| percentage1 =
| seats1 = 8
| last_election1 = 7
| party2 = Integration with Britain Party
| leader2 = Robert Peliza
| percentage2 =
| seats2 = 7
| last_election2 = 5
| title = Chief Minister
| before_election = Robert Peliza
| before_party = Integration with Britain Party|
| after_election = Joshua Hassan
| after_party = Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights
}}{{Politics of Gibraltar}}
Early general elections were held in Gibraltar on 23 June 1972.[https://books.google.com/books?id=wTq9-TGGP8wC&q=%22House+of+Assembly%22 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.[https://books.google.com/books?id=5__P_ug4vaAC&q=%22Elections+held+in+June+1972%22 Gibraltar: Report], H.M. Stationery Office, 1972, p114Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p327 {{ISBN|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
{{Election results
|party1=Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|seats1=8|sc1=+1
|party2=Integration with Britain Party|seats2=7|sc2=+2
|party3=Isola Group|seats3=0|sc3=–1
|total_sc=0
|source=McHale
}}
=By candidate=
{{Election results
|sctitle=Notes
|cand1=Joshua Hassan|party1=Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|votes1=5001|sc1=Elected
|cand2=Adolfo Canepa|party2=Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|votes2=4770|sc2=Elected
|cand3=Aurelius Peter Montegriffo|party3=Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|votes3=4713|sc3=Elected
|cand4=Isaac Abecasis|party4=Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|votes4=4712|sc4=Elected
|cand5=Maurice Kenneth Featherstone|party5=Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|votes5=4681|sc5=Elected
|cand6=Abraham Serfaty|party6=Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|votes6=4670|sc6=Elected
|cand7=Horace John Zammitt|party7=Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|votes7=4604|sc7=Elected
|cand8=James Leonard Hoare|party8=Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights|votes8=4571|sc8=Elected
|cand9=Robert Peliza|party9=Integration with Britain Party|votes9=4516|sc9=Elected
|cand10=Maurice Xiberras|party10=Integration with Britain Party|votes10=4502|sc10=Elected
|cand11=Peter Isola|party11=Integration with Britain Party|votes11=4496|sc11=Elected
|cand12=William Isola|party12=Integration with Britain Party|votes12=4411|sc12=Elected
|cand13=Joseph Bossano|party13=Integration with Britain Party|votes13=4383|sc13=Elected
|cand14=Joseph Caruana|party14=Integration with Britain Party|votes14=4369|sc14=Elected
|cand15=Lloyd Devincenzi Sr.|party15=Integration with Britain Party|votes15=4361|sc15=Elected
|cand16=Angela Smith|party16=Independent|votes16=4339
|source=[https://www.parliament.gi/uploads/docs/election-results/general_election_results_23_june_1972.pdf Parliament]
}}
References
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