1976 Maltese general election

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17–18 September 1976

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All 65 seats in the House of Representatives

	First party	Second party

Leader	Dom Mintoff	Giorgio Borġ Olivier
Party	Labour	Nationalist
Last election	50.84%, 28 seats	48.05%, 27 seats
Seats won	34	31
Seat change	6	4
Popular vote	105,845	99,551
Percentage	51.53%	48.46%
Swing	0.69pp	0.41pp

Prime Minister before election

Dom Mintoff
Labour

Elected Prime Minister

Dom Mintoff
Labour

Politics of Malta


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General elections were held in Malta on 17 and 18 September 1976. The Malta Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 34 of the 65 seats.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system. The number of seats was increased from 55 to 65, whilst the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Malta Labour Party	105,854	51.53	34	+6
	Nationalist Party	99,551	48.46	31	+4
	Independents	35	0.02	0	0
Total		205,440	100.00	65	+10

Valid votes		205,440	99.44
Invalid/blank votes		1,165	0.56
Total votes		206,605	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		217,724	94.89
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Elected Candidates

District 1

MLP

Borg, John J. - casual election
Brincat, Joseph
Mintoff, Dom - vacated

Bonnici, Emmanuel
Borg Olivier, Giorgio - vacated
Farrugia, Herman - casual election

District 2

MLP

Brincat, Joseph - vacated
Mintoff, Dom
Piscopo, Daniel
Saliba, Joseph - casual election
Sant, Lorry

Mifsud Bonnici, Ugo

District 3

MLP

Abela, Wistin
Attard Bezina, Emmanuel
Barbara, Agatha

Cachia Zammit, Alexander
Muscat, Joseph (Josie)

District 4

MLP

Dalli, John
Grima, Joseph - casual election
Moran, Vincent
Sant, Lorry

Borg Olivier De Puget, Albert
Farrugia, Jimmy

District 5

MLP

Calleja, Reno (Żaren)
Casar, Joseph
Vella, Karmenu

Caruana, Carmelo
Galea, Louis

District 6

MLP

Abela, Ġuze (Joseph)
Brincat, Carmelo
Muscat, Philip

Camilleri, Gius, Maria
Hyzler, George

District 7

MLP

Buttigieg, Anton
Buttigieg, John
Camilleri, Benny - casual election
Cremona, Danny - vacated

De Marco, Guido
Mifsud Bonnici, Antoine

District 8

MLP

Bonaci, Evelyn
Debono Grech, Joe

Fenech Adami, Eddie
Fenech, Joe
Gauci Borda, Lino (Carmel)

District 9

MLP

Holland, Patrick
Naudi, Robert

Bonello Du Puis, George - casual election
Farrugia, Jimmy
Felice, Mario - vacated
Rizzo Naudi, John
Tabone, Censu

District 10

MLP

Baldacchino, Joseph M.
Holland, Patrick - vacated
Privitera, Salvu - casual election

Falzon, Michael - casual election
Felice, Mario
Refalo, Michael
Tabone, Censu - vacated

District 11

MLP

Micallef, Alfred (Freddie) - vacated
Micallef, Daniel
Xuereb, Paul - casual election

Abela, Sammy (Salvatore)
Borg Olivier, Giorgio
Muscat, John

District 12

MLP

Chetcuti Caruana, Paul
Micallef, Alfred (Freddie)

Borg Olivier, Paulu - casual election
Fenech Adami, Eddie - vacated
Gatt, Lawrence
Spiteri, Carm. Lino

District 13

MLP

Buttigieg, Carmelo
Camilleri, Angelo

Attard, Coronato
Cauchi Amabile
Tabone, Anton

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

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