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Maltese general election, 1976

Maltese general election, 1976
Malta
← 1971 17–18 September 1976 1981 →

All 65 seats of the Maltese House of Representatives
  First party Second party
  Dom Mintoff (1974).jpg No image.svg
Leader Dom Mintoff Giorgio Borġ Olivier
Party Labour Nationalist
Last election 28 seats, 50.8% 27 seats, 48.1%
Seats won 34 31
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 4
Popular vote 105,845 99,551
Percentage 51.5% 48.5%
Swing Increase 0.3% Increase 0.4%

Prime Minister before election

Dom Mintoff
Labour

Elected Prime Minister

Dom Mintoff
Labour


Dom Mintoff
Labour

Dom Mintoff
Labour

General elections were held in Malta on 17 and 18 September 1976. The Malta Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 34 of the 65 seats.

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system. The number of seats was increased from 55 to 65, whilst the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.


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