Maltese general election, 1966
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General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 March 1966.[1] The Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 28 of the 50 seats.
Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Nationalist Party | 68,656 | 47.9 | 28 | +3 |
Malta Labour Party | 61,774 | 43.1 | 22 | +6 |
Christian Workers' Party | 8,671 | 6.0 | 0 | –4 |
Progressive Constitutionalist Party | 2,009 | 1.4 | 0 | –1 |
Democratic Nationalist Party | 1,845 | 1.3 | 0 | –4 |
Independents | 392 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,526 | – | – | – |
Total | 144,873 | 100 | 50 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 161,490 | 89.7 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
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