Maltese general election, 1987

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Maltese general election, 1987

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Leader Eddie Fenech Adami Mifsud Bonnici
Party Nationalist Labour
Last election 31 seats, 50.9% 34 seats, 49.1%
Seats won35 34
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Steady2.svg 0
Popular vote 119,721 114,936
Percentage 50.9% 48.9%
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Prime Minister before election

Mifsud Bonnici
Labour

Elected Prime Minister

Eddie Fenech Adami
Nationalist

Malta
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General elections were held in Malta on 9 May 1987. [1] Although the Nationalist Party received the most votes, the Malta Labour Party won a majority of seats. However, in accordance with the modifications made to the electoral system following a similar outcome in the 1981 elections, the Nationalist Party was awarded an extra four seats in order to give them a parliamentary majority. [2]

Malta island republic in Europe

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.

Nationalist Party (Malta) political party in Malta

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.

Labour Party (Malta) political party in Malta

The Labour Party, formerly known as the Malta Labour Party (MLP), is a social-democratic political party in Malta. Along with the Nationalist Party (PN), the Labour Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta. Since the March 2013 general election, the party has been the governing party in the Maltese House of Representatives. The Labour Party is a member of the Party of European Socialists, and was a member of the Socialist International until December 2014.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nationalist Party 119,72150.935+4
Malta Labour Party 114,93648.9340
Democratic Party3800.20New
Communist Party of Malta 1190.10New
Independents120.000
Invalid/blank votes1,551–––
Total236,71910069+4
Registered voters/turnout246,29296.1––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

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


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