1996 Maltese general election

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26 October 1996

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All 69 seats in the House of Representatives
35 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Alfred Sant	Eddie Fenech Adami
Party	Labour	Nationalist
Last election	46.50%, 31 seats	51.77%, 34 seats
Seats won	35	34
Seat change	4
Popular vote	132,496	124,864
Percentage	50.72%	47.80%
Swing	4.22pp	3.97pp

Prime Minister before election

Eddie Fenech Adami
Nationalist

Elected Prime Minister

Alfred Sant
Labour

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General elections were held in Malta on 26 October 1996. Although the Malta Labour Party received the most votes, the Nationalist Party won the most seats. However, the Labour Party was awarded an additional four seats to ensure they had a majority in Parliament.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Malta Labour Party	132,497	50.72	35	+4
	Nationalist Party	124,864	47.80	34	0
	Democratic Alternative	3,820	1.46	0	0
	Independents	43	0.02	0	0
Total		261,224	100.00	69	+4

Valid votes		261,224	98.93
Invalid/blank votes		2,813	1.07
Total votes		264,037	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		274,113	96.32
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By district

1st District

AD: 216 votes
MLP: 9,870 votes
PN: 10,101 votes
Others: 18 votes
Candidates elected: Alfred Sant (MLP), Sandro Schembri Adami (MLP), Guido de Marco (PN), Antoine Mifsud Bonnici (PN), Austin Gatt (PN)

2nd District

AD: 231 votes
MLP: 13,645 votes
PN: 6,006 votes
Candidates elected: Dom Mintoff (MLP), Joe Mizzi (MLP), Edwin Grech (MLP), Chris Agius (MLP), Lawrence Gonzi (PN)

3rd District

AD: 289 votes
MLP: 12,941 votes
PN: 6,731 votes
Others: 12 votes
Candidates elected: George Vella (MLP), Alfred Portelli (MLP), Helena Dalli (MLP), Francis Agius (PN), Joe Psaila Savona (PN)

4th District

AD: 313 votes
MLP: 12,750 votes
PN: 7,668 votes
Candidates elected: Joe Cilia (MLP), Joe Cassar (PN), Jesmond Mugliett (PN), Alex Sceberras Trigona (MLP), Karl Chircop (MLP)

5th District

AD: 258 votes
MLP: 12,932 votes
PN: 6,726 votes
Candidates elected: George Vella (MLP), Karmenu Vella (MLP), Louis Buhagiar (MLP), Ninu Zammit (PN), Louis Galea (PN)

6th District

AD: 170 votes
MLP: 11,119 votes
PN: 8,472 votes
Candidates elected: Charles Mangion (MLP), Lino Spiteri (MLP), John Attard Montalto (MLP), John Dalli (PN), George Hyzler (PN)

7th District

AD: 368 votes
MLP: 9,715 votes
PN: 11,025 votes
Candidates elected: Louis Galea (PN), Charles Buhagiar (MLP), Micheal Bonnici (PN), Jeffry Pullicino Orlando (PN), John Attard Montalto (MLP)

8th District

AD: 336 votes
MLP: 7,663 votes
PN: 11,468 votes
Candidates elected: Eddie Fenech Adami (PN), Alfred Sant (MLP), Joe Debono Grech (MLP), Tonio Borg (PN), Josef Bonnici (PN)

9th District

AD: 336 votes
MLP: 8,863 votes
PN: 10,253 votes
Candidates elected: Adrian Vassallo (MLP), Leo Brincat (MLP), Francis Zammit Dimech (PN), Joe Borg (PN), John Vella(PN)

10th District

AD: 461 votes
MLP: 5,834 votes
PN: 13,870 votes
Candidates elected: Evarist Bartolo (MLP), Guido de Marco (PN), Michael Refalo (PN), Francis Zammit Dimech (PN), Michael Frendo (PN)

11th District

AD: 359 votes
MLP: 8,700 votes
PN: 11,459
Candidates elected: Eddie Fenech Adami (PN), Louis Deguara (PN), Josef Bonnici (PN), Michael Farrugia (MLP), Angelo Farrugia (MLP)

12th District

AD: 276 votes
MLP: 9,400 votes
PN: 10,382 votes
Others: 13 votes
Candidates elected: Noel Farrugia (MLP), Ċensu Galea (PN), Evarist Bartolo (MLP), Claude Muscat (PN), Tony Abela (PN)

13th District

AD: 168 votes
MLP: 9,066 votes
PN: 10,700 votes
Candidates elected: Giovanna Debono (PN), Anton Refalo (MLP), Anton Tabone (PN), Karmenu Borg (MLP), Victor Galea Pace (PN)

References

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

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