District 8, Malta

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District 8
Parliament of Malta constituency
Malta electoral district 8.png
District within Malta
Current constituency
Created 1921
Seats5

District 8 is an electoral district in Malta. [1] [2] It was established in 1921. Its boundaries have changed many times but it currently consists of the localities of Birkirkara, Iklin, Lija and Balzan.

Representatives

ElectionRepresentatives
1921 Alfonso Maria Hili
(DNP)
Enrico Mizzi
(DNP)
Giuseppe Micallef
(DNP)
Luigi Camilleri
(DNP)
4 seats
1924 Gerald Strickland
(Conservative)
Giuseppe Micallef
(DNP)
1932 Giuseppe Cremona
(Nationalist)
Roger Strickland
(Conservative)
1947 Anton Calleja
(Gozo)
Francesco Camilleri
(Jones)
Francesco Masini
(Gozo)
Guzeppi Cefai
(Gozo)
Henry Jones
(Jones)
1950 Amabile Cauchi
(Workers')
Cecilia De Trafford Strickland
(Conservative)
George Galea
(Nationalist)
Giuseppi Cauchi
(Independent)
Paul Portelli
(DAP)
1951 Giuseppi Cefai
(Workers')
Carmelo Refalo
(Nationalist)
1953 Anglu Camilleri
(Labour)
Lorenzo Debrincat
(Labour)
1955 Marcell Mizzi
(Labour)
Wenzu Debrincat
(Labour)
1962 Albert Hyzler
(Labour)
Anton Buttigieg
(Labour)
Toni Pellegrini
(CWP)
Giuseppe Maria Camilleri
(Nationalist)
Tommaso Caruana Demajo
(Nationalist)
1966 Guido de Marco
(Nationalist)
1971 John Buttigieg
(Labour)
Joseph Philip Sciberras
(Labour)
1976 Evelyn Bonaci
(Labour)
Joe Debono Grech
(Labour)
Eddie Fenech Adami
(Nationalist)
Joe Fenech
(Nationalist)
Lino (Carmel) Gauci Borda
(Nationalist)
1981 Gontran Borg
(Labour)
Noel Buttigieg Scicluna
(Nationalist)
1987 Carmen Sant
(Labour)
Eddie Fenech Adami
(Nationalist)
Lino Gauchi Borda
(Nationalist)
1992 Alfred Sant
(Labour)
1996 Christopher Cardona
(Labour)
Richard Muscat
(Nationalist)
Josef Bonnici
(Nationalist)
Tonio Borg
(Nationalist)
1998 Michael Asciak
(Nationalist)
2003 Tonio Fenech
(Nationalist)
2008 Stephen Spiteri
(Nationalist)
2013 Edward Zammit Lewis
(Labour)
Beppe Fenech Adami
(Nationalist)
2017 David Agius
(Nationalist)
Therese Comodini Cachia
(Nationalist)
2022 Clyde Caruana
(Labour)
Justin Schembri
(Nationalist)
Adrian Delia
(Nationalist)

[3]

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References

  1. Gauci, Salv. (23 April 2012). "Constitution of Malta. Article 61 - Electoral Divisions" (PDF). The Malta Government Gazette. No. 18904. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. "Electoral Divisions". Electoral Commission Malta. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. "Political Groups". 14 June 2017.