2009 European Parliament election in Malta

An election of the delegation from Malta to the European Parliament was held on 6 June 2009, on the same day as the 2009 Maltese local council elections.

Candidates

Alternattiva Demokratika – AD (Democratic Alternative)

Alleanza Liberali – ALDM (Liberal Alliance)

John Zammit

Alpha Partit Demokratiku Liberali – APDL (Alpha Liberal Democratic Party)

Emmy Bezzina

Azzjoni Nazzjonali – AN (National Action (Malta))

Imperium Europa – IE (European Empire)

Norman Lowell
Reuben Attard

Partit Laburista (Malta Labour Party) – PL

Partit Nazzjonalista (PN)

Results

The turnout was 78.81%.^[1] The Partit Laburista garnered 54.77% of first-count votes and the Partit Nazzjonalista garnered 40.49%; 2.31% of votes cast were invalid.^[2] Simon Busuttil MEP was the only candidate to be elected on the first count with 68,782 (27.72%) single votes.^[1]^[3]


Party		Votes	%	Seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Post-Lisbon	+/–
	Labour Party	135,917	54.77	3	0	4	+1
	Nationalist Party	100,486	40.49	2	0	2	0
	Democratic Alternative	5,802	2.34	0	0	0	0
	Imperium Europa	3,637	1.47	0	0	0	0
	National Action	1,595	0.64	0	New	0	0
	Libertas Malta	298	0.12	0	New	0	0
	Liberal Alliance	189	0.08	0	New	0	0
	Alpha Liberal Democratic Party	118	0.05	0	0	0	0
	Ajkla	80	0.03	0	New	0	0
	K.U.L. Ewropa	47	0.02	0	0	0	0
Total		248,169	100.00	5	0	6	+1

Valid votes		248,169	97.69
Invalid/blank votes		5,870	2.31
Total votes		254,039	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		322,411	78.79
Source: Electoral Commission

Elected MEPs

Elected MEPs (5)
Candidate	Party	EU Party	1st count	29th count
Busuttil Simon Busuttil	PN	EPP	68,782	41,363 41,362
Casa David Casa	PN	EPP	6,539	41,362
Grech Louis Grech	PL	PES	27,753	40,529
Scicluna Edward Scicluna	PL	PES	24,574	39,250
Attard John Attard Montalto	PL	PES	12,880	30,129

Next in line for Treaty of Lisbon additional seat (1)
	Cuschieri Joseph Cuschieri	PL	PES	19,672	29,375

References

^ ^a ^b Press releaseservizzi u informazzjoni tal-gvern Archived 11 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Official: PL victory at 55% - Full first count list, two MEPs set to lose seat".
^ "Simon Busuttil re-elected with record 68,782 votes".

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[gov-1] Press releaseservizzi u informazzjoni tal-gvern Archived 11 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Official: PL victory at 55% - Full first count list, two MEPs set to lose seat".

[3] "Simon Busuttil re-elected with record 68,782 votes".

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