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.

1955 Maltese general election

← 1953 26–28 February 1955 1962 →
  First party Second party
 
Leader Dom Mintoff George Borg Olivier
Party Labour Nationalist
Leader since 16 October 1949 1950
Last election 44.55%, 19 seats 38.14%, 18 seats
Seats won 23 17
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 1
Popular vote 68,447 48,514
Percentage 56.73% 40.21%


Prime Minister before election

George Borg Olivier
Nationalist

Elected Prime Minister

Dom Mintoff
Labour

Electoral system

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

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Malta Labour Party68,44756.7323+4
Nationalist Party48,51440.2117–1
Progressive Constitutionalist Party3,6493.0200
Independents450.040New
Total120,655100.00400
Valid votes120,65599.52
Invalid/blank votes5880.48
Total votes121,243100.00
Registered voters/turnout149,38081.16
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1298