1966 Maltese general election

General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 March 1966.^[1] The Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 28 of the 50 seats.

1966 Maltese general election

← 1962 26–28 March 1966 1971 →

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

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