Elections in Malta

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Malta elects on a national level 6 MEPs representing Malta in the European Parliament, on a district level the legislature, On a local level the Local Councils and on a community level the Administrative Committees.

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[edit] Electoral System

Malta uses single transferable vote to elect its MP/MEP and local councilors. Even though transferable preferences should help third parties since independence the Maltese electorate has consistently voted in two dominant political parties and effectively created a two party system.

Malta has the highest non-compulsory General Election voting turnout in the world. It has the 2nd highest overall voting turnout in the world - Australia being the most country in which the people turn out to vote due to compulsory voting procedures.

[edit] Legislature

The House of Representatives (Kamra tad-Deputati) has 65 members, elected for a five year term in 13 5-seat constituencies with constitutional amendments that allows for mechanisms to establish strict proportionality amongst seats and votes of political parliamentary groups.

[edit] Latest Legislative elections

e • d Summary of the 8 March 2008 House of Representatives of Malta election results
Parties Votes % Change Seats Change
Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) 143,468 49.34 –2.5 35 ±0
Malta Labour Party (Partit Laburista) 141,888 48.79 +0.8 34 +4
Democratic Alternative (Alternattiva Demokratika) 3,810 1.31 +0.6
National Action (Azzjoni Nazzjonali) 1,461 0.50 +0.0
Imperium Europa 84 0.03 +0.0
Gozitan Party (Partit Għawdxi) 37 0.01 +0.0
Independents (Indipendenti) 22 0.01 +0.0
Alpha Liberal Democrats (Alfa Liberali Demokratiku) 21 0.01 +0.0
Forward Malta (Forza Malta) 8 0.00 +0.0
Invalid/blank votes 3,415
Total 294,214 100.0 69 +4
Registered voters/turnout 315,357 93.3
Source: DOI, Nohlen & Stöver[1]

[edit] Past elections and referendums

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1309 ISBN 9873832956097

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