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1966 Maltese general election|
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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George Borg Olivier
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Dom Mintoff
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| Party
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Nationalist
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Labour
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| Last election
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42.00%, 25 seats
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33.85%, 16 seats
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| Seats won
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28
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22
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| Seat change
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 3
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6
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| Popular vote
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68,656
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61,774
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| Percentage
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47.89%
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43.09%
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| Swing
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5.89pp
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9.24pp
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General elections were held in
Malta between 26 and 28 March 1966.
[1] The
Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 28 of the 50 seats.
Electoral system
The elections were held using the
single transferable vote system.
[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Nationalist Party | 68,656 | 47.89 | 28 | +3 |
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Malta Labour Party | 61,774 | 43.09 | 22 | +6 |
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Christian Workers' Party | 8,671 | 6.05 | 0 | –4 |
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Progressive Constitutionalist Party | 2,009 | 1.40 | 0 | –1 |
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Democratic Nationalist Party | 1,845 | 1.29 | 0 | –4 |
| Independents | 392 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 143,347 | 100.00 | 50 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 143,347 | 98.95 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 1,526 | 1.05 | |
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| Total votes | 144,873 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 161,490 | 89.71 | |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
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