1955 Maltese general election

1955 Maltese general election

26–28 February 1955

First party Second party   Leader Dom Mintoff George Borg Olivier Party Labour Nationalist Leader since 16 October 1949 1950 Last election 44.55%, 19 seats 38.14%, 18 seats Seats won 23 17 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 68,447 48,514 Percentage 56.73% 40.21%

Prime Minister before election George Borg Olivier Nationalist Elected Prime Minister Dom Mintoff Labour

General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 February 1955. 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.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Malta Labour Party	68,447	56.73	23	+4
	Nationalist Party	48,514	40.21	17	–1
	Progressive Constitutionalist Party	3,649	3.02	0	0
	Independents	45	0.04	0	New
Total		120,655	100.00	40	0
Valid votes		120,655	99.52
Invalid/blank votes		588	0.48
Total votes		121,243	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		149,380	81.16
Source: Nohlen & Stöver