Maltese general election, 1996 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The election using single transferable vote

Single transferable vote

The single transferable vote is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through preferential voting. Under STV, an elector's vote is initially allocated to his or her most preferred candidate, and then, after candidates have been either elected or eliminated, any surplus or...

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.

Results

Summary of the October 26, 1996 House of Representatives of Malta

House of Representatives of Malta

The House of Representatives is the unicameral legislature of Malta and a component of the Parliament of Malta.The House is composed of an odd number of members elected for a five year term...

Malta Labour Party

The Labour Party is, along with the Nationalist Party, one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta. It is the party of opposition in the Maltese House of Representatives where it has thirty-four of the sixty-nine seats.- Party Structure :...

Nationalist Party (Malta)

The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the...

Democratic Alternative (Malta)

The Democratic Alternative is a Green political party in Malta, particularly dedicated to environmentalism.-History:Democratic Alternative was founded in 1989 when former Malta Labour Party President Toni Abela and former Labour MP and Parliamentary whip Wenzu Mintoff joined a number of...

(Alternattiva Demokratika)
|align="right" |3,820
|align="right" |1.5
|align="right" |-
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|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total (turnout 95.3 %)
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|261,224
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|69
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|align=left colspan=10|Source: http://www.maltadata.com/.
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1st District

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

Candidates Elected: Alfred Sant
Alfred Sant
Alfred Sant is a Maltese politician. He led the Labour Party from 1992 to 2008 and served as Prime Minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998 and as Leader of the Opposition from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2008....

(MLP), Sandro Schembri Adami (MLP), Guido de Marco
Guido de Marco
Guido de Marco was a Maltese politician, who served as the sixth President of Malta from 1999 to 2004. A noted statesman and lawmaker, de Marco also served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Minister for Foreign Affairs.He is widely regarded as one of the great...

(PN), Antoine Mifsud Bonnici (PN), Austin Gatt
Austin Gatt
Agostino Pio Gatt is a Maltese politician, currently serving as Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications.-Early life:...

(PN).

2nd District

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

Candidates Elected: Dom Mintoff
Dom Mintoff
Dom Mintoff is a Maltese politician, journalist and architect, who served as leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 and again, post-Independence, from 1971 to...

(MLP), Joe Mizzi (MLP), Edwin Grech (MLP), Chris Agius (MLP), Lawrence Gonzi
Lawrence Gonzi
Lawrence Gonzi is a Maltese politician who has been Prime Minister of Malta since 2004. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta from 1988 to 1996, Minister of Social Policy from 1998 to 1999, and Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2004...

(PN)

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
Ninu Zammit
Ninu Zammit is a Maltese politician. He has served as a Nationalist MP since 1981, Parliamentary Secretary for Water and Energy , Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Resources and Infrastructure ....

(PN), Louis Galea (PN).

6th District

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

Candidates Elected: Charles Mangion (MLP), Lino Spiteri (MLP), John Attard Montalto
John Attard Montalto
John Attard Montalto is a Maltese politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2004. He is a member of the Labour Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists...

(MLP), John Dalli
John Dalli
John Dalli is the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy and a former Maltese politician who served as Cabinet Minister in various Maltese governments between 1987 and 2010.-Maltese politics:...

(PN), George Hyzler (PN).

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

Candidates Elected: Eddie Fenech Adami
Eddie Fenech Adami
Edward “Eddie” Fenech Adami is a Maltese politician who was Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and again from 1998 until 2004...

(PN), Alfred Sant
Alfred Sant
Alfred Sant is a Maltese politician. He led the Labour Party from 1992 to 2008 and served as Prime Minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998 and as Leader of the Opposition from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2008....

(MLP), Joe Debono Grech
Joe Debono Grech
Joe Debono Grech is a Maltese politician. He is currently a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives of Malta.- Political life :...

(MLP), Tonio Borg (PN), Josef Bonnici (PN).

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
Joe Borg
Joseph Borg is a Maltese politician and diplomat. Prior to taking up the post of Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta and led Malta's EU-accession negotiations....

(PN), John Vella(PN)

10th District

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

Candidates Elected: Evarist Bartolo (MLP), Guido de Marco
Guido de Marco
Guido de Marco was a Maltese politician, who served as the sixth President of Malta from 1999 to 2004. A noted statesman and lawmaker, de Marco also served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Minister for Foreign Affairs.He is widely regarded as one of the great...

(PN), Michael Refalo (PN), Francis Zammit Dimech (PN), Michael Frendo
Michael Frendo
Michael Frendo is a Maltese politician who has been Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta since 2010. Previously he served in the government of Malta as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2008.-Political life:...

(PN).

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)

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