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General elections were held in Malta on 5 September 1998. [1] The result was a victory for the Nationalist Party, which won 35 of the 65 seats.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Nationalist Party | 137,037 | 51.81 | 35 | +1 | |
| Malta Labour Party | 124,220 | 46.97 | 30 | –5 | |
| Democratic Alternative | 3,209 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 27 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 264,493 | 100.00 | 65 | –4 | |
| Valid votes | 264,493 | 98.63 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,667 | 1.37 | |||
| Total votes | 268,160 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 281,078 | 95.40 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||