Maltese general election, 1962
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General elections were held in Malta between 17 and 19 February 1962.[1] The Nationalist Party emerged as the largest party, winning 25 of the 50 seats.
Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system,[2] whilst the number of seats was increased from 40 to 50.[3]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Nationalist Party | 63,262 | 42.0 | 25 | +8 |
Malta Labour Party | 50,974 | 33.8 | 16 | –7 |
Christian Workers' Party | 14,285 | 9.5 | 4 | New |
Democratic Nationalist Party | 13,968 | 9.3 | 4 | New |
Progressive Constitutionalist Party | 7,290 | 4.8 | 1 | +1 |
Democratic Christian Party | 699 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
Independents | 128 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 927 | – | – | – |
Total | 151,533 | 100 | 50 | +10 |
Registered voters/turnout | 166,936 | 90.8 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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