The Gibraltar Legislative Council was the

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created in 1950 and sat until the creation of the Gibraltar House of Assembly in 1969.

History

Prior to 1950, the

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retained the legislative power in the then

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. The creation of the legislature gave some limited autonomy, with seven members of the Legislative Council being elected from the 1950s on. The legislature sat at the Legislative Council Building at

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Elections

Elections were held every three years. In an election held on 19 September 1956, ten candidates contested the seven elected seats. There was a turnout of 58.2 per cent, and the winners were

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, J. E. Alcantara, and Albert Risso, all of the

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, two Independents, Solomon Seruya and

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, and one Commonwealth Party candidate,

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Demise

The Legislative Council was responsible for overall affairs with local issues being dealt with by the

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, the

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merged the Legislative Council and City Council to a House of Assembly to give Gibraltar domestic powers to deal with its own affairs whilst diluting the Governor's powers.

Members

The head of the legislature was initially Governor as President and then replaced by the

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, a member of the legislative council. Both roles were filled by British appointments who were not

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Presidents

Speakers of the Legislative Council

Officers

Clerk of the Legislative Council * E.H. Davis Esq. OBE 1950-1961 * J.L. Pitaluga Esq. MBE 1961-1969

Members

General members of the council were elected by proportional representation. *

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References

{{reflist Legislative Council Legislative Council Legislatures of British Overseas Territories 1950 establishments in Gibraltar 1969 disestablishments in Gibraltar

Historical legislatures