1966 Maltese general election|
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| | First party | Second party | | | | | | Leader | George Borg Olivier | Dom Mintoff | | Party | Nationalist | Labour | | Last election | 42.00%, 25 seats | 33.85%, 16 seats | | Seats won | 28 | 22 | | Seat change | 3 | 6 | | Popular vote | 68,656 | 61,774 | | Percentage | 47.89% | 43.09% | | Swing | 5.89pp | 9.24pp | |
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General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 March 1966.[1] 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.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 |
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| Valid votes | 143,347 | 98.95 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 1,526 | 1.05 | |
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| Total votes | 144,873 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 161,490 | 89.71 | |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1298