Maltese general election, 1971

Maltese general election, 1971

12–14 June 1971
All 55 seats of the Maltese House of Representatives
First party Second party   Leader Dom Mintoff George Borg Olivier Party Labour Nationalist Last election 22 seats, 43.1% 28 seats, 47.9% Seats won 28 27 Seat change 6 1 Popular vote 85,448 80,753 Percentage 50.8% 48.1%
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

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

Results

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