1966 Maltese general election
First party
Second party
Leader
George Borg Olivier
Dom Mintoff
Party
Nationalist
Labour
Last election
42.00%, 25 seats
33.85%, 16 seats
Seats won
28
22
Seat change
Popular vote
68,656
61,774
Percentage
47.89%
43.09%
Swing
General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 March 1966.[ 1] Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 28 of the 50 seats.
Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.[ 2]
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– Nationalist Party 68,656 47.89 28 +3 Malta Labour Party 61,774 43.09 22 +6 Christian Workers' Party 8,671 6.05 0 –4 Progressive Constitutionalist Party 2,009 1.40 0 –1 Democratic Nationalist Party 1,845 1.29 0 –4 Independents 392 0.27 0 0 Total 143,347 100.00 50 0 Valid votes 143,347 98.95 Invalid/blank votes 1,526 1.05 Total votes 144,873 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 161,490 89.71 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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