General elections were held in
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
on 17 and 18 September 1976.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1302 The
Malta Labour Party
The Labour Party ( mt, Partit Laburista, PL), formerly known as the Malta Labour Party ( mt, Partit tal-Ħaddiema, MLP), is one of the two major political parties in Malta, along with the Nationalist Party. It sits on the centre-left of the p ...
remained the largest party, winning 34 of the 65 seats.
Electoral system
The elections were held using the
single transferable vote
Single transferable vote (STV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which voters cast a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be transferred according to alternate p ...
system.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1298] The number of seats was increased from 55 to 65,
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1310] whilst the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.
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Results
Elected Candidates
District 1
MLP
*Borg, John J. - casual election
*Brincat, Joseph
*Mintoff, Dom - vacated
PN
*Bonnici, Emmanuel
*Borg Olivier, Giorgio - vacated
*Farrugia, Herman - casual election
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District 2
MLP
*Brincat, Joseph - vacated
*Mintoff, Dom
*Piscopo, Daniel
*Saliba, Joseph - casual election
*Sant, Lorry
PN
*Mifsud Bonnici, Ugo
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District 3
MLP
*Abela, Wistin
*Attard Bezina, Emmanuel
*Barbara, Agatha
PN
*Cachia Zammit, Alexander
*Muscat, Joseph (Josie)
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District 4
MLP
*Dalli, John
*Grima, Joseph - casual election
*Moran, Vincent
*Sant, Lorry
PN
*Borg Olivier De Puget, Albert
*Farrugia, Jimmy
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District 5
MLP
*Calleja, Reno (Żaren)
*Casar, Joseph
*Vella, Karmenu
PN
*Caruana, Carmelo
*Galea, Louis
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District 6
MLP
*Abela, Ġuze (Joseph)
*Brincat, Carmelo
*Muscat, Philip
PN
*Camilleri, Gius, Maria
*Hyzler, George
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District 7
MLP
*Buttigieg, Anton
*Buttigieg, John
*Camilleri, Benny - casual election
*Cremona, Danny - vacated
PN
*De Marco, Guido
*Mifsud Bonnici, Antoine
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District 8
MLP
*Bonaci, Evelyn
*Debono Grech, Joe
PN
*Fenech Adami, Eddie
*Fenech, Joe
*Gauci Borda, Lino (Carmel)
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District 9
MLP
*Holland, Patrick
*Naudi, Robert
PN
*Bonello Du Puis, George - casual election
*Farrugia, Jimmy
*Felice, Mario - vacated
*Rizzo Naudi, John
*Tabone, Censu
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District 10
MLP
*Baldacchino, Joseph M.
*Holland, Patrick - vacated
*Privitera, Salvu - casual election
PN
*Falzon, Michael - casual election
*Felice, Mario
*Refalo, Michael
*Tabone, Censu - vacated
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District 11
MLP
*Micallef, Alfred (Freddie) - vacated
*Micallef, Daniel
*Xuereb, Paul - casual election
PN
*Abela, Sammy (Salvatore)
*Borg Olivier, Giorgio
*Muscat, John
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District 12
MLP
*Chetcuti Caruana, Paul
*Micallef, Alfred (Freddie)
PN
*Borg Olivier, Paulu - casual election
*Fenech Adami, Eddie - vacated
*Gatt, Lawrence
*Spiteri, Carm. Lino
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District 13
MLP
*Buttigieg, Carmelo
*Camilleri, Angelo
PN
*Attard, Coronato
*Cauchi Amabile
*Tabone, Anton
References
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Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...