1951 Maltese general election

none Malta 1943 1950 1953 5–7 May 1951 1951 Maltese general election 40 seats in the Parliament of Malta 21 no Nationalist Party (Malta) George Borg Olivier 35.47 15 12 Labour Party (Malta) Dom Mintoff 35.70 14 11 Malta Workers Party Paul Boffa 18.79 7 11 Constitutional Party (Malta) Robert Galea 8.12 4 4 Malta general election 1951.png Prime Minister Giorgio Borġ Olivier Nationalist Giorgio Borġ Olivier Nationalist Party Early general elections were held in Malta between 5 and 7 May 1951.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 978-3-8329-5609-7 They came less than a year after the previous elections as a result of disagreements in the coalition government formed by the centre-right Nationalist Party and centre-left Malta Workers Party. Although the Malta Labour Party received the most votes, the Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 15 of the 40 seats. Despite their previous disagreements, the Nationalist Party and Workers Party formed a new government. Electoral system The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.Nohlen & Stöver, p1298 Results File:Maltese_Parliament_1951.svg Malta Labour Party 40208 14 +3 Nationalist Party 39946 15 +3 Malta Workers Party 21158 7 –4 Constitutional Party 9150 4 0 Jones Party 957 0 0 Independents 1206 0 –1 741 0 151979 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:General elections in Malta General election Malta Maltese general election Maltese general election