1950 Maltese general election
General elections were held in Malta between 2 and 4 September 1950.[1] 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.
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Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Nationalist Party | 31,431 | 29.6 | 12 | +5 |
| Malta Labour Party | 30,332 | 28.6 | 11 | New |
| Malta Workers Party | 24,616 | 23.2 | 11 | New |
| Constitutional Party | 10,584 | 10.0 | 4 | New |
| Democratic Action Party | 6,361 | 6.0 | 1 | –3 |
| Jones Party | 852 | 0.8 | 0 | –2 |
| Independents | 1,953 | 1.8 | 1 | +1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 691 | – | – | – |
| Total | 106,820 | 100 | 40 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 144,516 | 73.9 | – | – |
| Source: 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
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
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