1971 Maltese general election|
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Dom Mintoff
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George Borg Olivier
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| Party
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Labour
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Nationalist
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| Last election
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43.09%, 22 seats
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47.89%, 28 seats
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| Seats won
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28
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27
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| Seat change
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6
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1
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| Popular vote
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85,448
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80,753
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| Percentage
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50.84%
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48.05%
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| Swing
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7.75pp
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0.16pp
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General elections were held in Malta between 12 and 14 June 1971.[1] The Malta Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 28 of the 55 seats.
Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system,[2] whilst the number of seats was increased from 50 to 55.[3]
Results
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1310