1962 Maltese general election

none Malta 1943 parliamentary 1955 Maltese general election 1955 1966 Maltese general election 1966 17–19 February 1962 Giorgio Borg Olivier (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 George Borg Olivier Nationalist Party (Malta) 40.21%, 17 seats 25 8 63,262 42.00% Dom Mintoff (1974).jpg 130 120 160 0 8 Dom Mintoff Labour Party (Malta) 56.73%, 23 seats 16 7 50,974 33.85% CWP #000000 Toni Pellegrini Christian Workers' 000000 New 4 New 14,285 9.49% Democratic Nationalist Party (Malta, 1959–1966) Herbert Ganado Democratic Nationalist Party (Malta, 1959–1966) New 4 New 13,968 9.27% Mabel Strickland, O.B.E..jpg 180 120 160 0 25 Mabel Strickland Progressive Constitutional Party (Malta) 3.02%, 0 seats 1 1 7,290 4.84% 1962 Maltese General election result map.svg Prime Minister George Borg Olivier Nationalist Party (Malta) 200px General elections were held in Malta between 17 and 19 February 1962.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Nationalist Party emerged as the largest party, winning 25 of the 50 seats. The Nationalist Party and four other pro-Catholic Church, self-declared anti-communist parties, formed an electoral pact against the Labour Party. This election is considered to be also the one to give the parties a mandate in favour of (or against) future Independence from the United Kingdom. Electoral system The elections were held using the single transferable vote system,Nohlen & Stöver, p1298 whilst the number of seats was increased from 40 to 50.Nohlen & Stöver, p1310 Due to the nature of the electoral system not providing for electoral alliances, party candidates appeared individually on ballot papers. Participating parties +PartyFoundedLeaderIdeology/IdeologiesPolitical positionPre-election compositionStance on Maltese Independence"Umbrella Coalition"An electoral pact signed by The Nationalist Party and four other self-declared anti-communist parties, against the Labour Party — whose executive committee was under an ecclesiastical interdict — at the insistence and encouragement of the Catholic Church, aided popularly by the Diocesan Junta of Catholic Organisations, a coalition in itself of various Catholic organisations namely the Maltese sections of Catholic Action and Young Christian Workers, with the Society for Christian Doctrine - MUSEUM (the latter at the time also called Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pope). Due to the nature of the Maltese electoral system which does not provide for electoral coalitions, party candidates appeared individually on ballot papers.frameless|29x29pxNationalist Party1926Has direct descendance from the Anti-Riformista, Partito Nazionale, and Partito Democratico Nazionalista, founded in 1883.Giorgio Borg OlivierChristian DemocracyCentre-right to Right-wing17 40 Nationalist Party (Malta)Christian Workers' Party1961Toni PellegriniAnti-communism Political Catholicism rowspan="4" GradualVincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p. 630 0-313-23804-9frameless|25x25pxDemocratic Christian PartyGeorge RansleyAnti-independenceDominion, integration, resolutions, a five-party parliament: The rocky road to independence - The Malta Independent https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-09-21/local-news/Dominion-integration-resolutions-and-a-five-party-parliament-The-rocky-road-to-independence-6736196646 2023-11-04 www.independent.com.mtframeless|33x33pxDemocratic Nationalist Party1959Herbert GanadoChristian DemocracyPolitical CatholicismMcHale, p632frameless|33x33pxProgressive Constitutional Party1953Mabel StricklandMonarchismMcHale, p636Dominion StatusAnti-IndependenceMcHale, p636frameless|33x33pxLabour Party1921Dominic 'Dom' MintoffDemocratic Socialism Secularism Factions:MarxismCentre-left to Left-wing with far-left factionsMalta Labour Party, Malta Labour Party Electoral Program 1971. Malta for the Maltese: in Peace and Progress, https://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/180487/MLPElectionManifesto1971.pdf23 40 Labour Party (Malta) Results File:Malta Parliament 1962.svg #0003C5 Umbrella Coalition 6 Nationalist Party 63262 Christian Workers' Party 14285 black Democratic Nationalist Party 13968 7290 Progressive Constitutional Party 25 4 4 1 Democratic Christian Party 0 699 black 99504 34 Malta Labour Party 50974 16 +8 New New +1 New +17 –7 +10 Independents 0 128 927 Nohlen & Stöver 166936 Notes References Category:General elections in Malta Malta Category:1962 in Malta Category:February 1962 in Europe Category:1962 elections in the British Empire