1987 Maltese general election

none Malta parliamentary 1981 Maltese general election 1981 1992 Maltese general election 1992 9 May 1987 Edward Fenech Adami (cropped).jpg Eddie Fenech Adami Nationalist Party (Malta) 50.92%, 31 seats 35 4 119,721 50.91% 0.01pp Mifsud Bonnici Labour Party (Malta) 49.07%, 34 seats 34 114,936 48.87% 0.20pp Malta general election 1987.png Prime Minister Mifsud Bonnici Labour Party (Malta) Eddie Fenech Adami Nationalist Party (Malta) General elections were held in Malta on 9 May 1987.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Nationalist Party won a majority of votes and won a one-seat majority in the unicameral legislature.Howe Stephen 1987-12-01 The Maltese general election of 1987 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0261379487900345 Electoral Studies 6 3 235–247 10.1016/0261-3794(87)90034-5 0261-3794 subscription Although the Nationalist Party received the most votes, the Malta Labour Party won a majority of seats. However, in accordance with the modifications made to the electoral system following a similar outcome in the 1981 elections, the Nationalist Party was awarded an extra four seats in order to give them a parliamentary majority.Nohlen & Stöver, p1310 The elections ended 16 years of Labour government, with Nationalist Party leader Eddie Fenech Adami becoming Prime Minister. Adami stated that he would align the country more closely with Western governments and distance Malta from Muammar Gaddafi.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KmAxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AxQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3404,5366381&dq=karmenu-mifsud-bonnici&hl=en Conservative will lead Malta Star-News 13 May 1987 6A 4 November 2010 Results File:Maltese_Parliament_1987.svg Nationalist Party 119721 35 +4 Malta Labour Party 114936 34 0 Maltese Democratic Party 380 0 New green Communist Party of Malta 119 0 New red Independents 12 0 0 1551 +4 246292 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:General elections in Malta Malta General Malta