1955 Maltese general election
General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 February 1955.[1] The Malta Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 23 of the 40 seats.
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Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta Labour Party | 68,447 | 56.73 | 23 | +4 | |
| Nationalist Party | 48,514 | 40.21 | 17 | –1 | |
| Progressive Constitutionalist Party | 3,649 | 3.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 45 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 120,655 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 120,655 | 99.52 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 588 | 0.48 | |||
| Total votes | 121,243 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 149,380 | 81.16 | |||
| 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
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