Malta

House of Representatives

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s): 03 Jun 2017
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 01 May 2017
Timing of election: Early elections
Number of seats at stake: 65
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election: 6
The number of candidates is not available from authoritative sources.: Yes
The number of women candidates is not available from authoritative sources.: Yes

Voter turnout

Registered voters: 341,856
Voters: 314,696
Voter turnout: 92.1%

Results

About the election: Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's Labour Party (LP) won the snap elections that he had called a month earlier, thus defeating Simon Busuttil's Nationalist Party (PN). The snap elections followed a resignation call from the PN and the subsequent street protests. During the election campaign, the Prime Minister promised continuity and greater wealth for the country. In 2016, Malt recorded a budget surplus for the first time in three decades and unemployment remained low: 4.1%. The PN pledged to introduce a constitutional amendment to guarantee that the government would maintain a balanced budget every year.
Number of parties winning seats: 2
Percentage of parties winning seats: 33.3%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 56.9%
Alternation of power after elections: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Labour Party (LP)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Labour Party (LP)	37
Nationalist Party (PN)	30

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 58
Number of women elected: 10

Notes: The distribution of seats according to sex includes 65 directly elected members, two additional members elected in accordance with the Constitution and the Speaker, who himself was designated from outside parliament.
Percentage of women elected: 14.7%
Women Directly Elected: 10
Other notes on the elections: The Speaker was designated from outside parliament.
Sources: House of Representatives (22.06.2017, 26.06.2017)

Electoral Commission

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 58
Total number of women after the election: 10
Percentage of women after the election: 14.7%
First-term parliamentarians: 19
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 27.9%
Date of the first session: 24 Jun 2017

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Angelo Farrugia (Male)
Date of birth: 29 Dec 1955
Date of election: 24 Jun 2017