Maltese general election, 1976

Maltese general election, 1976

17–18 September 1976
All 65 seats of the Maltese House of Representatives
First party Second party   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 6 4 Popular vote 105,845 99,551 Percentage 51.5% 48.5% Swing 0.3% 0.4%
Prime Minister before election Dom Mintoff Labour Elected Prime Minister 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.

Electoral system

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.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Malta Labour Party	105,854	51.5	34	+6
Nationalist Party	99,551	48.5	31	+4
Independents	35	0.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	1,165	–	–	–
Total	206,605	100	65	+10
Registered voters/turnout	217,724	94.9	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver