2017 Maltese general election

2017 Maltese general election
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All seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout92.06%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Joseph Muscat Simon Busuttil
Party Labour Forza Nazzjonali
(PN–PD)
Last election 54.83%, 39 seats 43.34%, 30 seats
Seats won 37 30
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 170,976 135,696
Percentage 55.04% 43.68%
Swing Increase0.21pp Increase0.34pp
Prime Minister before election

Joseph Muscat
Labour Party

Elected Prime Minister

Joseph Muscat
Labour Party

General elections were held in Malta on Saturday, 3 June 2017 to elect all members of the House of Representatives. The elections were contested by the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, the Nationalist Party, led by opposition leader Simon Busuttil, and four other parties, making it the elections with most parties participating since 1962.[1]

The Labour Party won a second term in government for the first time since 1976, receiving 55% of the vote, the highest share since 1955.[2] Voter turnout was 92%, down 1pp from 2013.[3]

  1. ^ Sansone, Kurt (18 December 2016). "Expect a long ballot sheet next general election". Times of Malta. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ^ Muscat to be sworn in tomorrow at 11am Times of Malta, 4 June 2017
  3. ^ "Electoral Commission Malta". Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.