1971 Maltese general election

none Malta parliamentary 1966 Maltese general election 1966 1976 Maltese general election 1976 All 55 seats in the House of Representatives 12–14 June 1971 Dom Mintoff (1974).jpg Dom Mintoff Labour Party (Malta) 43.09%, 22 seats 28 6 85,448 50.84% 7.75pp Giorgio Borg Olivier (cropped).jpg George Borg Olivier Nationalist Party (Malta) 47.89%, 28 seats 27 1 80,753 48.05% 0.16pp Malta general election 1971.png Prime Minister George Borg Olivier Nationalist Party (Malta) Dom Mintoff Labour Party (Malta) General elections were held in Malta between 12 and 14 June 1971.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Malta Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 28 of the 55 seats. Electoral system The elections were held using the single transferable vote system,Nohlen & Stöver, p1298 whilst the number of seats was increased from 50 to 55.Nohlen & Stöver, p1310 Results File:Maltese_Parliament_1971.svg Malta Labour Party 85448 28 +6 Nationalist Party 80753 27 –1 Progressive Constitutionalist Party 1756 0 0 Independents 102 0 0 854 +5 181768 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:General elections in Malta General Malta Malta