1953 Maltese general election

1953 Maltese general election

← 1951 12–14 December 1953 1955 →
40 seats
First party Second party Third party   Leader Dom Mintoff George Borg Olivier Paul Boffa Party Labour Nationalist Workers Leader since 16 October 1949 1950 1949 Last election 14 seats, 35.7% 15 seats, 35.5% 7 seats, 18.8% Seats won 19 18 3 Seat change 5 3 4 Popular vote 52,771 45,180 14,000 Percentage 44.6% 38.1% 11.8%
Prime Minister before election George Borg Olivier Nationalist Elected Prime Minister George Borg Olivier Nationalist

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General elections were held in Malta between 12 and 14 December 1953.^[1] The Malta Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 19 of the 40 seats. However, the Nationalist Party formed a government with the Malta Workers Party on 9 January 1954 with Giorgio Borġ Olivier continuing as Prime Minister.^[2]