Elections in Malta

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.

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.

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.

Latest Legislative elections

Main article: Maltese general election, 2008

 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

Main article: next Maltese general election

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• Voter turnout

External links

• Electoral Commission
• Department of Information - Malta
• Malta Data with details back to 1921
• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• Parties and elections