General elections were held in Malta between 10 and 12 November 1945.[1] The Labour Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won nine of the 10 seats.
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system
editThe elections were held using the single transferable vote system, whilst suffrage was limited to men meeting certain property qualifications.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 19,071 | 76.20 | 9 | +8 | |
| Independents | 5,958 | 23.80 | 1 | +1 | |
| Total | 25,029 | 100.00 | 10 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 25,029 | 97.50 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 643 | 2.50 | |||
| Total votes | 25,672 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 61,203 | 41.95 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
edit- ^ Times of Malta, 9 September 1945, p.1 (convocation); and ibid., 12 November 1945, p.4.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1298 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7