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Elections in Malta

What do we know about elections in Malta?

No coming election has a day in our data yet. Latest result: Labour Party won 44 of 79 seats in 2022.

  • Latest result:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

As of , no coming election we list for Malta has a day in our data yet. The latest result in our data is the 2022 general election: Labour Party won 44 of 79 seats. This page lists 25 elections, past and coming.

Labour Party, 44 of 79 seats

40 of 79 seats make a majority

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Latest result

Malta 2022 general electionFinal result

Labour Party won 44 of 79 seats.

40 of 79 make a majority
  • Labour Party44
  • Nationalist Party35
Largest party's seats
44 of 79
Its share of the vote
55.1%
Turnout
85.6%

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  • Height is turnout
  • Colour is the largest party
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What does the latest result show?

  1. The balance

    Labour Party won a majority of the seats.

    Labour Party won 44 of 79 seats. A majority needs 40.

  2. The change

    The largest seat gain went to Labour Party.

    Labour Party gained 7 seats compared with 2017.

  3. Participation

    Turnout reached 85.6%.

    That is down 6.4 points on 2017.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Labour Party55.1% of votes55.7% of seats
  • Nationalist Party41.7% of votes44.3% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.1 by votes and 2.0 by seats; Labour Party led Nationalist Party by 13.4 points of the vote.

How many people voted in Malta?

Elections in the turnout line
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

Which elections are coming in Malta?

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Which past elections do we list for Malta?

The latest result we hold for Malta comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.

Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
2022 general electionLabour Party55.144 of 7985.6
2017 general electionLabour Party55.037 of 6792.1
2013 general electionLabour Party54.839 of 6993.0
2008 general electionNationalist Party49.335 of 6993.3
2003 general electionNationalist Party51.835 of 6595.7
1998 general electionNationalist Party51.835 of 6595.4
1996 general electionLabour Party50.735 of 6997.2
1992 general electionNationalist Party51.834 of 6596.1
1987 general electionNationalist Party50.935 of 6996.1
1981 general electionLabour Party49.134 of 6594.6
1976 general electionLabour Party51.534 of 6594.9
1971 general electionLabour Party50.828 of 5592.9
Earlier elections
Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
1966 general electionNationalist Party47.928 of 5089.7
1962 general electionNationalist Party42.025 of 5090.8
1955 general electionLabour Party56.723 of 4081.2
1953 general electionLabour Party44.519 of 4080.4
1951 general electionNationalist Party35.515 of 4074.6
1950 general electionNationalist Party29.612 of 4073.9
1947 general electionLabour Party59.924 of 4075.4

How did Malta vote in European Parliament elections?

Election and largest party%Turnout %
2024 European Parliament electionPartit Laburista/Labour Party and Partit Nazzjonalista/Nationalist Party tied
2019 European Parliament electionLabour Party54.372.7
2014 European Parliament electionLabour Party and Nationalist Party tied74.8
2009 European Parliament electionLabour Party54.878.8
2004 European Parliament electionLabour Party48.482.4

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party
  • Labour Party55.1% 2022
  • Nationalist Party41.7% 2022
  • Democratic Alternative1.6% 2022
  • Imperium Europa3.2% 2019
  • Progressive Constitutionalist Party1.0% 1971
  • Christian Workers' Party6.0% 1966
  • Democratic Nationalist Party1.3% 1966
  • Malta Workers Party11.8% 1953
  • Constitutional Party1.2% 1953
  • Jones Party0.8% 1951
  • Democratic Action Party6.0% 1950

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

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