1971 Maltese general election

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12–14 June 1971

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Prime Minister before election

George Borg Olivier
Nationalist

Elected Prime Minister

Dom Mintoff
Labour

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General elections were held in Malta between 12 and 14 June 1971. 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, whilst the number of seats was increased from 50 to 55.


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Malta Labour Party	85,448	50.84	28	+6
	Nationalist Party	80,753	48.05	27	–1
	Progressive Constitutionalist Party	1,756	1.04	0	0
	Independents	102	0.06	0	0
Total		168,059	100.00	55	+5

Valid votes		168,059	99.49
Invalid/blank votes		854	0.51
Total votes		168,913	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		181,768	92.93
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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

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