1950 Maltese general election

none Malta 1943 1947 1951 2–4 September 1950 1950 Maltese general election 40 seats in the Parliament of Malta 21 Nationalist Party (Malta) Enrico Mizzi 29.62 12 7 Labour Party (Malta) Dom Mintoff 28.58 11 24 Malta Workers Party Paul Boffa 23.19 11 new Constitutional Party (Malta) Robert Galea 9.97 4 0 Democratic Action Party (Malta) Joseph Hyzler 5.99 1 4 Malta general election 1950.png Prime Minister Paul Boffa Malta Workers Party Enrico Mizzi Nationalist Party (Malta) General elections were held in Malta between 2 and 4 September 1950.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 978-3-8329-5609-7 Following the Labour Party splitting into the Malta Labour Party and the Malta Workers Party, the Nationalist Party emerged as the largest party, winning 12 of the 40 seats. Electoral system The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.Nohlen & Stöver, p1298 Results File:Maltese_Parliament_1950.svg Nationalist Party 31431 12 +5 Malta Labour Party 30332 11 New Malta Workers Party 24616 11 New Constitutional Party 10584 4 New Democratic Action Party 6361 1 –3 #2D1B7F Jones Party 852 0 –2 Independents 1953 1 +1 691 0 144516 Nohlen & Stöver Aftermath In the aftermath of the election the Nationalist Party formed a coalition government with the Workers Party. However, the two parties had a difficult relationship, and early elections were held less than a year later. References Category:General elections in Malta Malta General Malta Malta