1971 Maltese general election

1971 Maltese general election

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All 55 seats in the House of Representatives
First party Second party   Leader Dom Mintoff George Borg Olivier Party Labour Nationalist Last election 43.09%, 22 seats 47.89%, 28 seats Seats won 28 27 Seat change 6 1 Popular vote 85,448 80,753 Percentage 50.84% 48.05% Swing 7.75pp 0.16pp
Prime Minister before election George Borg Olivier Nationalist Elected Prime Minister Dom Mintoff Labour

General elections were held in Malta between 12 and 14 June 1971. ^[1] The Malta Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 28 of the 55 seats.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, ^[2] whilst the number of seats was increased from 50 to 55. ^[3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Malta Labour Party	85,448	50.84	28	+6
	Nationalist Party	80,753	48.05	27	–1
	Progressive Constitutionalist Party	1,756	1.04	0	0
	Independents	102	0.06	0	0
Total		168,059	100.00	55	+5
Valid votes		168,059	99.49
Invalid/blank votes		854	0.51
Total votes		168,913	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		181,768	92.93
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1310