1971 Maltese general election

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All 55 seats in the House of Representatives
First party Second party   Leader Dom Mintoff George Borg Olivier Party Labour Nationalist Last election 43.09%, 22 seats 47.89%, 28 seats Seats won 28 27 Seat change 6 1 Popular vote 85,448 80,753 Percentage 50.84% 48.05% Swing 7.75pp 0.16pp
Prime Minister before election George Borg Olivier Nationalist Elected Prime Minister Dom Mintoff Labour

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General elections were held in Malta between 12 and 14 June 1971. ^[1] The Malta Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 28 of the 55 seats.

Electoral system [ edit ]

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, ^[2] whilst the number of seats was increased from 50 to 55. ^[3]

Results [ edit ]

References [ edit ]