Maltese general election, 1955
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General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 February 1955.[1] The Malta Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 23 of the 40 seats.
Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Malta Labour Party | 68,447 | 56.7 | 23 | +4 |
Nationalist Party | 48,514 | 40.2 | 17 | –1 |
Progressive Constitutionalist Party | 3,649 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Independents | 45 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | 588 | – | – | – |
Total | 121,243 | 100 | 40 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 149,380 | 81.2 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
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