1992 Maltese general election

1992 Maltese general election

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First party Second party   Leader Eddie Fenech Adami Mifsud Bonnici Party Nationalist Labour Last election 50.91%, 35 seats 48.87%, 34 seats Seats won 34 31 Seat change 3 Popular vote 127,932 114,911 Percentage 51.77% 46.50% Swing 0.86pp 2.37pp

Prime Minister before election Eddie Fenech Adami Nationalist Elected Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami Nationalist

General elections were held in Malta on 22 February 1992. ^{[1] [2]} The Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 34 of the 65 seats.

The Labour party performed very poorly in the 1992 election, losing by nearly 13,000 votes. Mifsud Bonnici resigned due to deteriorating health and on the 26 March Labour elected Alfred Sant as the new leader.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Party	127,932	51.77	34	–1
	Malta Labour Party	114,911	46.50	31	–3
	Democratic Alternative	4,186	1.69	0	New
	Independents	110	0.04	0	0
Total		247,139	100.00	65	–4
Valid votes		247,139	99.20
Invalid/blank votes		2,002	0.80
Total votes		249,141	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		259,310	96.08
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy. 3 (2): 122–124. 1992. ISSN   1086-3214.