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Maltese general election, 1971

Maltese general election, 1971
Malta
1966 ←
12–14 June 1971 → 1976

All 55 seats of the Maltese House of Representatives
  First party Second party
  Dom Mintoff (1974).jpg No image.svg
Leader Dom Mintoff George Borg Olivier
Party Labour Nationalist
Last election 22 seats, 43.1% 28 seats, 47.9%
Seats won 28 27
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 1
Popular vote 85,448 80,753
Percentage 50.8% 48.1%

Prime Minister before election

George Borg Olivier
Nationalist

Elected Prime Minister

Dom Mintoff
Labour


George Borg Olivier
Nationalist

Dom Mintoff
Labour

General elections were held in Malta between 12 and 14 June 1971. The Malta Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 28 of the 55 seats.

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, whilst the number of seats was increased from 50 to 55.


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