Maltese general election, 1996

Maltese general election, 1996
Maltese general election, 1996
Malta
1992 ←
26 October 1996
→ 1998

All seats of the Maltese House of Representatives with additional seats to ensure proportional representation.
  First party Second party
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Leader Alfred Sant Eddie Fenech Adami
Party Labour Nationalist
Last election 31 seats, 46.5% 34 seats, 51.8%
Seats won 35 34
Seat change increase 4 steady 0
Popular vote 132,496 124,864
Percentage 50.7% 47.8%
Swing increase 4.2% decrease 4.0%

Prime Minister before election

Eddie Fenech Adami
Nationalist

Elected Prime Minister

Alfred Sant
Labour

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The election using single transferable vote gave a majority of the 65 district seats to the PN, despite a majority of votes going to the MLP, so the MLP were given four bonus seats to ensure a majority reflecting the popular vote.

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Results

e • d Summary of the October 26, 1996 House of Representatives of Malta election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Malta Labour Party (Partit Laburista) 132,496 50.7 35
Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) 124,864 47.8 34
Democratic Alternative (Alternattiva Demokratika) 3,820 1.5 -
Total (turnout 95.3 %) 261,224 100.0 69
Source: [1].

By Districts

1st District

  • AD: 216 votes
  • MLP: 9,870 votes
  • PN: 10,101 votes
  • Others: 18 votes

2nd District

  • AD: 231 votes
  • MLP: 13,645 votes
  • PN: 6,006 votes

3rd District

  • AD: 289 votes
  • MLP: 12,941 votes
  • PN: 6,731 votes
  • Others: 12 votes
  • Candidates Elected: George Vella (MLP), Alfred Portelli (MLP), Helena Dalli (MLP), Francis Agius (PN), Joe Psaila Savona (PN).

4th District

  • AD: 313 votes
  • MLP: 12,750 votes
  • PN: 7,668 votes
  • Candidates Elected: Joe Cilia (MLP), Joe Cassar (PN), Jesmond Mugliett (PN), Alex Sceberras Trigona (MLP), Karl Chircop (MLP).

5th District

  • AD: 258 votes
  • MLP: 12,932 votes
  • PN: 6,726 votes
  • Candidates Elected: George Vella (MLP), Karmenu Vella (MLP), Louis Buhagiar (MLP), Ninu Zammit (PN), Louis Galea (PN).

6th District

  • AD: 170 votes
  • MLP: 11,119 votes
  • PN: 8,472 votes

7th District

  • AD: 368 votes
  • MLP: 9,715 votes
  • PN: 11,025 votes
  • Candidates Elected: Louis Galea (PN), Charles Buhagiar (MLP), Micheal Bonnici (PN), Jeffry Pullicino Orlando (PN), John Attard Montalto (MLP).

8th District

  • AD: 336 votes
  • MLP: 7,663 votes
  • PN: 11,468 votes

9th District

  • AD: 336 votes
  • MLP: 8,863 votes
  • PN: 10,253 votes
  • Candidates Elected: Adrian Vassallo (MLP), Leo Brincat (MLP), Francis Zammit Dimech (PN), Joe Borg (PN), John Vella(PN)

10th District

  • AD: 461 votes
  • MLP: 5,834 votes
  • PN: 13,870 votes

11th District

  • AD: 359 votes
  • MLP: 8,700 votes
  • PNl: 11,459
  • Candidates Elected: Eddie Fenech Adami (PN), Louis Deguara (PN), Josef Bonnici (PN), Michael Farrugia (MLP), Angelo Farrugia (MLP)

12th District

  • AD: 276 votes
  • MLP: 9,400 votes
  • PN: 10,382 votes
  • Others: 13 votes
  • Candidates Elected: Noel Farrugia (MLP), Ċensu Galea (PN), Evarist Bartolo (MLP), Claude Muscat (PN), Tony Abela (PN)

13th District

  • AD: 168 votes
  • MLP: 9,066 votes
  • PN: 10,700 votes
  • Candidates Elected: Giovanna Debono (PN), Anton Refalo (MLP), Anton Tabone (PN), Karmenu Borg (MLP), Victor Galea Pace (PN)