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General elections were held in Malta between 12 and 14 June 1971.[1] The Malta Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 28 of the 55 seats.
Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system,[2] whilst the number of seats was increased from 50 to 55.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta Labour Party | 85,448 | 50.84 | 28 | +6 | |
| Nationalist Party | 80,753 | 48.05 | 27 | –1 | |
| Progressive Constitutionalist Party | 1,756 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 102 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 168,059 | 100.00 | 55 | +5 | |
| Valid votes | 168,059 | 99.49 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 854 | 0.51 | |||
| Total votes | 168,913 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 181,768 | 92.93 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1310
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