1962 Maltese general election

General elections were held in Malta between 17 and 19 February 1962.^[1] The Nationalist Party emerged as the largest party, winning 25 of the 50 seats.

Electoral system edit

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system,^[2] whilst the number of seats was increased from 40 to 50.^[3]

Results edit


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Party	63,262	42.00	25	+8
	Malta Labour Party	50,974	33.85	16	–7
	Christian Workers' Party	14,285	9.49	4	New
	Democratic Nationalist Party	13,968	9.27	4	New
	Progressive Constitutionalist Party	7,290	4.84	1	+1
	Democratic Christian Party	699	0.46	0	New
	Independents	128	0.08	0	0
Total		150,606	100.00	50	+10

Valid votes		150,606	99.39
Invalid/blank votes		927	0.61
Total votes		151,533	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		166,936	90.77
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References edit

^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1310

[NS-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[2] Nohlen & Stöver, p1298

[3] Nohlen & Stöver, p1310

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