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Early general elections were held in Malta between 5 and 7 May 1951. [1] They came less than a year after the previous elections as a result of disagreements in the coalition government formed by the centre-right Nationalist Party and centre-left Malta Workers Party. Although the Malta Labour Party received the most votes, the Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 15 of the 40 seats. Despite their previous disagreements, the Nationalist Party and Workers Party formed a new government.
Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. With a population of about 475,000 over an area of 316 km2 (122 sq mi), Malta is the world's tenth smallest and fifth most densely populated country. Its capital is Valletta, which is the smallest national capital in the European Union by area at 0.8 km.2 The official languages are Maltese and English, with Maltese officially recognised as the national language and the only Semitic language in the European Union.
The Nationalist Party is a Christian-democratic, conservative political party in Malta. It is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the governing Labour Party. The Nationalist Party is currently in opposition to the Labour Party.
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system. [2]
The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies. Under STV, an elector (voter) has a single vote that is initially allocated to their most preferred candidate. Votes are totalled and a quota derived. If their candidate achieves quota, he/she is elected and in some STV systems any surplus vote is transferred to other candidates in proportion to the voters' stated preferences. If more candidates than seats remain, the bottom candidate is eliminated with his/her votes being transferred to other candidates as determined by the voters' stated preferences. These elections and eliminations, and vote transfers if applicable, continue until there are only as many candidates as there are unfilled seats. The specific method of transferring votes varies in different systems.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta Labour Party | 40,208 | 35.7 | 14 | +3 |
| Nationalist Party | 39,946 | 35.5 | 15 | +3 |
| Malta Workers Party | 21,158 | 18.8 | 7 | –4 |
| Constitutional Party | 9,150 | 8.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jones Party | 957 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 1,206 | 1.1 | 0 | –1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 741 | – | – | – |
| Total | 113,366 | 100 | 40 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 151,979 | 74.6 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
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