1966 Maltese general election

1966 Maltese general election

26–28 March 1966

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 3 6 Popular vote 68,656 61,774 Percentage 47.89% 43.09% Swing 5.89pp 9.24pp

Prime Minister before election George Borg Olivier Nationalist Elected Prime Minister George Borg Olivier Nationalist

General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 March 1966. The Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 28 of the 50 seats.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.

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