Malta
House of Representatives
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Parliamentary mandate
Start and end of mandate
- Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members
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When the member is sworn in
- Start of the parliamentary mandate for appointed members
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Not applicable
- End of the parliamentary mandate
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On the last day of the chamber’s term (including in the case of early dissolution)
Speaker
- Mode of designation of the Speaker
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Other
Notes: The House elects the Speaker. Any member of the House of Representatives (who is neither a Minister nor a Parliamentary Secretary) and persons who are not members but who qualify for the election may stand as a candidate for Speaker. In cases where the person elected as Speaker is not a member of the House, he/she shall become a member of the House ex officio. The decision on whether to designate the Speaker from among the elected members of the House or from outside rests with the Prime Minister.
Sources: Constitution, art. 59(2)
- Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.
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Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State
The Speaker often has a very high rank in the protocollary hierarchy of the State.
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Third
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Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity
In some countries, the Speaker acts as interim Head of State when required by the circumstances, such as death or incapacity.
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No
Notes: Functions shall be performed by such person as the Prime Minister, after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition, may appoint or, if there is no person in Malta so appointed and able to perform those functions, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Sources: Constitution, art. 49
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Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures
The mandate of the Speaker may continue until their successor is elected, even after the dissolution of parliament/chamber.
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Yes
Speaker terms
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The term of the Speaker is different from the term of the house
The term of the Speaker may be different from the term of the House (legislature).
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No
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Speaker's term
The term may be shorter than one year.
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5 Years
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Fixed election date for the Speaker, if any
Speakers in several parliaments are elected on a fixed date in accordance with the Constitution.
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No information available
Immunity and code of conduct
- Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members
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No
Notes: While parliament is in session, members of the House shall enjoy freedom from arrest for civil debt provided it is not fraudulent or otherwise in contravention of the Criminal Code
Sources: Laws of Malta, Chapter 113
- There is a Code of conduct for members
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No information available
Salaries and allowances
- Members are paid salaries by parliament
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Basic salary, per year
The figures are the gross amount before tax in national currency.
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24,254 EUR(2023)
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Basic salary, per year in PPP
The figures are provided by parliaments in national currency and converted to PPP dollars using World Bank conversion tables.
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41,817(2023)
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Basic allowances
“Basic allowances” are allowances that are automatically paid to all parliamentarians. They are received in advance as a lump sum at a flat rate. They are not intended to be reimbursement for any expenses. Basic allowances are sometimes called “representation allowance”, “supplemental allowance”, “end-of-year allowance”, etc.
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Basic allowance in PPP
The figures were provided by parliaments in national currency and converted to PPP dollars using World Bank conversion tables.
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2,632
- Names of the basic allowances
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No information available
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Attendance allowance
Amount of the attendance allowance in national currency.
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23 EUR
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Attendance allowance in PPP
The figures were provided by parliaments in national currency and converted to PPP dollars using World Bank conversion tables.
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40
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Periodicity of attendance allowance
Attendance allowances may for example be paid by day, month, year or session.
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Other
Notes: A daily attendance allowance of 23.30 euro only applies to Gozitan MPs when parliament meets as they come from the farthest region in the country.
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Members pay income tax on salaries
Salaries and/or allowances may be subject to income tax or equivalent.
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Yes
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Members pay income tax on allowances
Salaries and/or allowances may be subject to income tax or equivalent.
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Yes
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Members can have remunerated employment outside parliament
Certain parliaments allow MPs to exercise other remunerated employment outside parliament.
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Yes
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Members are required to declare income from other employment to parliament
In certain countries, MPs exercising other employment may be required to declare their income.
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Yes
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Salary of the Speaker
Some parliaments pay for additional salaries to the Speaker/President. Other parliaments have a separate amount of salaries for this post. The total amount of the salaries of the Speaker/President is indicated for both cases.
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No information available
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The parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale
In some countries, the amount of parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale, such as civil service salary scale, ministerial salary or the minimum wage of the country.
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Yes
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Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries
Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries: Civil service salary scale; Ministerial salary; Minimum wage; Other (please specify)
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Civil service salary scale
Notes: The highest salary scale in the civil service.
- Information on salaries and allowances on the parliamentary website
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Not available.
- Links to information on salaries and allowances
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No information available
- Year data was last reported
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2020
Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work
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Personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian
The personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian is different from parliamentary staff work for the secretariat of Parliament.
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No
- Office at parliament
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Yes
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Constituency office
Certain countries provide for an office at constituency if it’s different from a seat of parliament, which is often in the capital. The office at constituency is applicable mainly to the countries using the Plurality/Majority system of elections.
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No
- Housing
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No
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Other cash or in-kind allowances for constituency work
The common in-kind allowances for constituency work include those for travel, overnight stay, etc.
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Yes
Notes:
Free telephone service on one fixed line (uncapped and unlimited)
100 postage-paid envelopes per week (1000 euro per annum maximum)
Parliamentary groups received 100,000 euro annually for the development of relations with the EU and Mediterranean region, as well as a Secretarial allowance of 3,495 euro per annum.
Additional salaries and allowances for leadership positions
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Additional salaries and allowances provided for leadership positions
The amount of salaries and allowances is generally higher for the Speaker/President. Some parliaments also provide for additional allowances to Chairs of Committees.
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Yes
Notes:
Additional salary received:
Speaker: €27,744.02
Deputy Speaker: €11,560.06
Leader of the Opposition: €23,119 + €2,330 Secretarial allowance per annum
Parliamentary Whips (2 in total): €11,560.06 + €1398 allowance per annum
Chairperson of Foreign and European Affairs Committee: €11,559.5
All other Chairpersons of Parliamentary Committees: €6,935.7
The Speaker receives an allowance equal to 20% of his/her salary, an honorarium, and 1500 eur in postage per annum.
Both the Speaker and Leader of the Opposition benefit from car and fuel allowances.
All leadership positions benefit from additional internet, telephone and postage allowances.
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| Speaker | Yes The Speaker receives additional salary View field in the data dictionary |
Yes The Speaker receives additional allowances View field in the data dictionary |
| Committee Chair | Yes Existence of additional salaries for the Committee Chair View field in the data dictionary |
Yes Existence of additional allowances for the Committee Chair View field in the data dictionary |
Participation in the government
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Members of the government must also be members of parliament
Members of the government must also be members of parliament: Must be a member of parliament; Cannot be a member of parliament; Can be a member of parliament; Other
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Must be a member of parliament
- Number of members of the parliament/chamber who are also members of the government
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25(2022)
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Members for whom data is available
Number of members, at the start of the legislature, for whom age data is available
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70(2022)
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Percentage of members of parliament/chamber who are also members of the government
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of members of the parliament/chamber who are also members of the government by the statutory number of members of parliament/chamber.
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31.6%(2022-05 - 2022-12)