Maltese general election, 1955

Maltese general election, 1955

26–28 February 1955

First party Second party   Leader Dom Mintoff George Borg Olivier Party Labour Nationalist Leader since 16 October 1949 1950 Last election 19 seats, 44.6% 18 seats, 38.1% Seats won 23 17 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 68,447 48,514 Percentage 56.7% 40.2%

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 26 and 28 February 1955.^[1] The Malta Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 23 of the 40 seats.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.^[2]

Results

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