# 1980 Gibraltar general election

General elections were held in Gibraltar on 6 February 1980. 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.

## Electoral system

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

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | | | 8 | 0 |
| | Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | | | 6 | +2 |
| | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | | | 1 | New |
| | Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar | | | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | | | 15 | 0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 10,636 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 16,200 | 65.65 | | |
| Source: McHale, Parliament ||||||

### By candidate

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
| | Joshua Hassan | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 4,970 | 6.65 | Elected |
| | Joe Bossano | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 4,906 | 6.56 | Elected |
| | Adolfo Canepa | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 4,563 | 6.11 | Elected |
| | Peter Isola | Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | 4,201 | 5.62 | Elected |
| | Robert Peliza | Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | 3,857 | 5.16 | Elected |
| | Gerald Restano | Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | 3,601 | 4.82 | Elected |
| | Isaac Abecasis | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 3,478 | 4.65 | Elected |
| | Reginald Valarino | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 3,352 | 4.48 | Elected |
| | Maurice Kenneth Featherstone | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 3,138 | 4.20 | Elected |
| | Francis Jesus Dellipiani | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 3,131 | 4.19 | Elected |
| | Horace John Zammitt | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 3,105 | 4.15 | Elected |
| | Brian Perez | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | 3,089 | 4.13 | Elected |
| | William Scott | Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | 2,831 | 3.79 | Elected |
| | Anthony Loddo | Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | 2,814 | 3.77 | Elected |
| | Andrew Haynes | Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | 2,810 | 3.76 | Elected |
| | Anthony Carreras | Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | 2,518 | 3.37 | |
| | Michael Feetham | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 2,447 | 3.27 | |
| | Francis Martinez | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 2,338 | 3.13 | |
| | Joseph Gingell | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 2,078 | 2.78 | |
| | Charles Robba | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 2,011 | 2.69 | |
| | Cecil Isola | Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar | 2,006 | 2.68 | |
| | Joseph Victory | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 2,003 | 2.68 | |
| | Louis Sampere | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | 1,964 | 2.63 | |
| | Eric Charles Ellul | Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar | 1,147 | 1.53 | |
| | Joseph Triay | Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar | 1,103 | 1.48 | |
| | Peter Triay | Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar | 724 | 0.97 | |
| | Tito Benady | Party for the Autonomy of Gibraltar | 554 | 0.74 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 74,739 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Parliament ||||||