1966 Maltese general election

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26–28 March 1966

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Prime Minister before election

George Borg Olivier
Nationalist

Elected Prime Minister

George Borg Olivier
Nationalist

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General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 March 1966. The Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 28 of the 50 seats.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Party	68,656	47.89	28	+3
	Malta Labour Party	61,774	43.09	22	+6
	Christian Workers' Party	8,671	6.05	0	–4
	Progressive Constitutionalist Party	2,009	1.40	0	–1
	Democratic Nationalist Party	1,845	1.29	0	–4
	Independents	392	0.27	0	0
Total		143,347	100.00	50	0

Valid votes		143,347	98.95
Invalid/blank votes		1,526	1.05
Total votes		144,873	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		161,490	89.71
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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

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