1951 Maltese general election

1951 Maltese general election
Malta
← 1950 5–7 May 1951 1953 →

40 seats in the Parliament of Malta
21 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Nationalist George Borg Olivier 35.47 15 +3
Labour Dom Mintoff 35.70 14 +3
Workers Paul Boffa 18.79 7 −4
Constitutional Party Robert Galea 8.12 4 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Giorgio Borġ Olivier
Nationalist
Giorgio Borġ Olivier
Nationalist Party

Early general elections were held in Malta between 5 and 7 May 1951.[1] They came less than a year after the previous elections as a result of disagreements in the coalition government formed by the centre-right Nationalist Party and centre-left Malta Workers Party. Although the Malta Labour Party received the most votes, the Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 15 of the 40 seats. Despite their previous disagreements, the Nationalist Party and Workers Party formed a new government.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7